Intro + Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemo?
Hi all, My wife's just been diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma NST (Grade 2-3) ER+, PR+, HER2- with a 29mm tumour and at least 1 involved lymph node. Needless to say it's hit us like a bus...
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Sorry to hear about this ride your wife and yourself is now on.
Advice on financial stuff. If you find it helpful. It help me heaps after I got diagnosed.
I don't know if your wife works or not or her age but if she has Income protection insurance through her superannuation I would get her to apply for asap. It will help with the financial drain. It can take months to be approved. Also, I suggest to go through the public system - Medicare will cover all (majority ) of costs. You can still see private docs that accept public patients. This reduces the financial burden.
Parking & travelling costs add up. Speak to your wife's medical team about this and definately utilise the information they give you. Cancer council hotline. Breast Care Nurses, medical onc and rad oncology team and all the other new special people you will meet along the way.
I live in Adelaide, single and 52 so I don't know if it helps
Advice on financial stuff. If you find it helpful. It help me heaps after I got diagnosed.
I don't know if your wife works or not or her age but if she has Income protection insurance through her superannuation I would get her to apply for asap. It will help with the financial drain. It can take months to be approved. Also, I suggest to go through the public system - Medicare will cover all (majority ) of costs. You can still see private docs that accept public patients. This reduces the financial burden.
Parking & travelling costs add up. Speak to your wife's medical team about this and definately utilise the information they give you. Cancer council hotline. Breast Care Nurses, medical onc and rad oncology team and all the other new special people you will meet along the way.
I live in Adelaide, single and 52 so I don't know if it helps