I feel like a fraud...
I was diagnosed on Friday with an Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in my right breast. I am in shock. It is small and they have found it early which is all positive. But why do I feel so bad and scared. I f...
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I hope things have moved fast, for you Jacqui.
I was diagnosed 16 Dec, 2015...great Christmas Gift, eh?...I had previously had Breast Cancer and partial mastectomy and lymph nodes , in 1986...29 years ago, at age 40.This current Cancer is a new Cancer.
Total shock for my husband and myself, but so grateful for my caring GP, who rang me on a Sunday afternoon, to give me biopsy results, and then faxing off my info' to Surgeon immediately, resulting in consultation before Christmas, and Surgery 4 January, 2016..Bi lateral mastectomies...Result: Totally contained to 9mm tumour, Grade 3 Invasive. Unbelievably, surgery is almost painless...mostly just Panadol ! (2nd Breast also removed due to fairly high risk of another cancer (my choice.)
My advice is to listen to everything, and act quickly...your Surgeon looks after the Surgery, your McGrath Breast Care Nurse looks after you and all your questions, the Hospital cares for you, then Oncologist looks after the Cancer problem. The support given by BNCA is just wonderful. This will be your "Team " for a long time.
I believe you just hand your problem over to your team, and follow the trail they lead you on...you are most certainly involved in all decision making, and have choices of your own.
I am now on Tamoxifen for 5 years...not so much a choice, but preferred medication, due to side effects of all of them.
Prosthesis', Bras all done in a very caring way, at "You Really Are Beautiful", Lambton, NSW, and full rebate for Prosthesis from Medicare, and 65% off bras, from my Health Fund. Really becomes a "design your own" new breasts !
Good luck on your Journey...one that we really don't ever want to travel on...you will find that there are just so many caring people out there.