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pnienaber
5 years agoMember
66-year old male with triple-positive breast cancer - still working
Hi, I was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer in April 2021. Had a mastectomy and axillary lymph node clearance in May 2021 by Dr Di Hastrich at the Mount Hospital in Perth. Will start a TCH ...
JennyD78
5 years agoMember
Hi @pnienaber I echo what everyone else has said about chemo and just wanted to say an extra "Hi" from a fellow rail infrastructure company worker (I'm at ARTC). I was lucky enough to work all the way through my treatment (chemo, surgery and radiation) with just a few days off and a lot of working from home. I was incredibly busy at the time organising rail and sleeper deliveries for Inland Rail but my wonderful manager was happy for me to work flexibly so I could stay on top of everything while managing appointments, fatigue etc. Being able to keep working definitely helped my mental heath :)