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The “journey” begins.
I was diagnosed with grade 2 IDC ER & PR + Her2- on 19/12. I am 50 years old, married with three teenagers at home, two homeschoolers, one working. I work as a nurse for NDIS. Getting the diagnosi...
I had to go back in to get more out. When they went in second time they found DCIS. The surgeon said I was mm away from having a mastectomy. It all happened so fast I didn't have time to take it in. Thursday results, surgeon says I have a cancellation first thing tomorrow or it's 20th Feb. Firstly my anxiety wouldn't cope with that and secondly it's an hour and a half drive away. So we just scurried and made it happen. Something that is not acknowledged is that we go through the stages of grief with breast cancer. It's a big loss of our self.