Tan74
10 years agoMember
Newly diagnosed
Wow this is harder to type than i thought, I was delivered that dreaded news last Monday the 22/2 that i have Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, as you all can imagine my head is spinning, although after 2 m...
Hi welcome to the site, it is hard to hear those words. I'm 2 years since being diagnosed. I had 2 surgeries and then told they couldn't get enough margin so ended up with chemo herceptin, a mastectomy with immediate reconstruction.. I went private as I have paid private health insurance for a long time. I have heard good things about public so it is a choice you will need to make. I have heard alot of positives about public.
Any time you go to the doctors make a list of questions and a support person for as a second pair of ears is always helpful.
Try and take it one day at a time, jump on and ask questions