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Newly diagnosed. Am I being mucked around by the hospital?
Hi I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago haven't had my biopsy yet...that's next Thursday 16/12. Listening to the Podcast is stressing me out because Charlotte was diagnosed and had surgery within 2 weeks where...
Hi @Nattyv63 🙂.
From one extremely independent woman to another, the first piece of advice I’m going to give you is: start getting used to ASKING FOR HELP!!! Life is ying and yan. There’s no balance if you never get help, only give it. It causes illness. Believe me, it took me about 30 years to start asking for help, and I’m 41. I learnt the hard way, but life is hard and asking for help should be the norm. It doesn’t make us weak at all, it makes us human. You’ve taken the first step, so good on you 👏🏻😊.
Second, don’t let others stress you out, because they don’t know what this process involves. People tend to stress by nature, but it’s not helping anyone. Things don’t move as fast as everyone thinks they do, and waiting is normal.
Having said that, it is a bit of a wait for the biopsy. I think public hospitals do tend to make you wait ages, but that doesn’t mean it’s always ok. Don’t stress please, but do get on their backs about speeding things up. Covid is making everything slow down unfortunately, but you shouldn’t have to pay for that with a poorer outcome due to delayed surgery etc. So keep calling or emailing them, hassle them, do what you need to, and try to get an earlier appointment.
Good luck ♥️