Newly diagnosed nurse
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Hi @MaryMac57
Being a health professional gives the whole thing another dimension that’s for sure - I am not one but did do a lot of reading ( I nckudingvtgis sure which is very useful) on receiving my diagnosis ( grade 2 stage 2 ER positive lobular cancer - mastectomy , radiotherapy , hormone therapy and reconstruction - age 62 on diagnosis , now 64).
I did read the blog and book by Dr Liz O’Riordan , a UK breast cancer surgeon who was diagnosed with breast cancer , and found it really helpful .
Also in the “ announcements” up the top of the page you will see a series of podcasts by Dr Charlotte Tottman , a psychologist who specialises in cancer related distress who also “joined the club”.
With 1 in 8 women in Australia being diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime there are plenty of medical professionals who will have this experience unfortunately.
Anyway ,I hope you have as good an experience as you can with your treatment and recovery and you can post anything here - we all “ get it”.
Take care 🌺
Being a health professional gives the whole thing another dimension that’s for sure - I am not one but did do a lot of reading ( I nckudingvtgis sure which is very useful) on receiving my diagnosis ( grade 2 stage 2 ER positive lobular cancer - mastectomy , radiotherapy , hormone therapy and reconstruction - age 62 on diagnosis , now 64).
I did read the blog and book by Dr Liz O’Riordan , a UK breast cancer surgeon who was diagnosed with breast cancer , and found it really helpful .
Also in the “ announcements” up the top of the page you will see a series of podcasts by Dr Charlotte Tottman , a psychologist who specialises in cancer related distress who also “joined the club”.
With 1 in 8 women in Australia being diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime there are plenty of medical professionals who will have this experience unfortunately.
Anyway ,I hope you have as good an experience as you can with your treatment and recovery and you can post anything here - we all “ get it”.
Take care 🌺