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Hi I'm 52 and have just been diagnosed with Stage 1, Grade 2, Invasive Carcinoma (13mm mass) in my right breast. I've cared for many relatives experiencing cancer including my mum, both of my husbands...
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Hi @dbelle, sorry that you find yourself here with us but this is a fantastic network and the experience here is phenomenal.
I am in NSW and went through the public system and was incredibly lucky to meet my surgeon through Breastscreen. She is an oncoplastic and I had a single nipple and skin sparing mastectomy with immediate recon using implant. I did pick which hospital as she operates out of a number of private and public but followed her advice as one of the public hospitals dictates what operations she is allowed to perform and the other public hospital bend over backwards to accommodate her. This meant that my family were travelling an hour each way (which is nothing by Kath @primek's mammoth treks) to see me in hospital (my mum is 79 so was a big effort from her <3 ). I couldn't have been happier with my treatment and the hospital staff and I was in for 6 days. Here's a link to the Reconstruction group so you can see and read others experiences - http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/1-choosing-breast-reconstruction just give a reason to join and you'll be added to it. It also has pictures of recons to give you an idea of outcomes. Let us know how you get on. Xx Cath
I am in NSW and went through the public system and was incredibly lucky to meet my surgeon through Breastscreen. She is an oncoplastic and I had a single nipple and skin sparing mastectomy with immediate recon using implant. I did pick which hospital as she operates out of a number of private and public but followed her advice as one of the public hospitals dictates what operations she is allowed to perform and the other public hospital bend over backwards to accommodate her. This meant that my family were travelling an hour each way (which is nothing by Kath @primek's mammoth treks) to see me in hospital (my mum is 79 so was a big effort from her <3 ). I couldn't have been happier with my treatment and the hospital staff and I was in for 6 days. Here's a link to the Reconstruction group so you can see and read others experiences - http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/1-choosing-breast-reconstruction just give a reason to join and you'll be added to it. It also has pictures of recons to give you an idea of outcomes. Let us know how you get on. Xx Cath