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Hi everyone, I was called in for a follow up at the Breastscreen clinic in Canberra in early January 2019 and officially diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma grade 1 shortly after. Waiting around ...
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@Cruiser
Welcome to a most warm, comforting and supportive forum. The ladies here have been more useful than either of the two counsellors I was allocated, ( via telephone as I am very remote).
I had a lumpectomy and sentinal node removal for a grade 3 tumour at the end of July 2017.
I had a 19 day 'trip of a lifetime' tour of New Zealand booked for end of September 2017. I was advised to cancel it as radiation would start mid September. I cancelled. Post surgery, in mid August, I was then told that radiation would not be needed as my nodes and margins were clean.
Glad as I was regarding nodes and margins, I do wish that I had not cancelled that trip. Like yourself I had planned and researched that trip for over 18 months. However the final payment was required just days after surgery. What a dilemma I found myself in.
What would I do differently if I have a recurrence? The medical fraternity would have to work around my plans.
I wish you the very best for your treatment.
Warm and wet (very wet) Kimberley wishes to you.
Annie
Welcome to a most warm, comforting and supportive forum. The ladies here have been more useful than either of the two counsellors I was allocated, ( via telephone as I am very remote).
I had a lumpectomy and sentinal node removal for a grade 3 tumour at the end of July 2017.
I had a 19 day 'trip of a lifetime' tour of New Zealand booked for end of September 2017. I was advised to cancel it as radiation would start mid September. I cancelled. Post surgery, in mid August, I was then told that radiation would not be needed as my nodes and margins were clean.
Glad as I was regarding nodes and margins, I do wish that I had not cancelled that trip. Like yourself I had planned and researched that trip for over 18 months. However the final payment was required just days after surgery. What a dilemma I found myself in.
What would I do differently if I have a recurrence? The medical fraternity would have to work around my plans.
I wish you the very best for your treatment.
Warm and wet (very wet) Kimberley wishes to you.
Annie