Waiting to find a surgeon
I am newly diagnosed (14/9) and very anxious. I spent all day yesterday trying to book into a surgeon (the two referrals my dr gave me, one had a recorded msg saying reception back on Monday so dont ...
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Hi @Jnet
The waiting is stressful. However, I was comforted by my GP that reasonable waiting time is OK. I was so stressed when the first available biopsy (public) was in 3 weeks. My GP tells me the cancer isn’t going to grow overnight. Try to do things to distract yourself from thinking about it. I went for long walks, socialised etc. and took things as they come. One day at a time.☺️
Our public system is very much slower compared to private. I chose public initially and then switched to private (as I found a surgeon I wanted to go with). Our public system is great as well but it generally has a very much slower turnaround time.
Start calling on Monday morning but enjoy the weekend not thinking about it.
p.s. my GP rang the public hospital and she managed to get a consult for me the next day. If you have a good rapport with your GP, asked if she/he can do that.
xx ❤️ xx
The waiting is stressful. However, I was comforted by my GP that reasonable waiting time is OK. I was so stressed when the first available biopsy (public) was in 3 weeks. My GP tells me the cancer isn’t going to grow overnight. Try to do things to distract yourself from thinking about it. I went for long walks, socialised etc. and took things as they come. One day at a time.☺️
Our public system is very much slower compared to private. I chose public initially and then switched to private (as I found a surgeon I wanted to go with). Our public system is great as well but it generally has a very much slower turnaround time.
Start calling on Monday morning but enjoy the weekend not thinking about it.
p.s. my GP rang the public hospital and she managed to get a consult for me the next day. If you have a good rapport with your GP, asked if she/he can do that.
xx ❤️ xx
Gin