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Adjusting to bad news, staying hopeful, changing habits
Hi, I am a 44 year old mother of two girls, 3 and 7. Was diagnosed with breast cancer on Tuesday evening after a mammogram and ultrasound in the morning. On Wednesday I saw a specialist who sent me...
I’m very happy today. Early in the day I was complaining to the breast care nurse that I wasn’t comfortable finding out what I would be getting next Wednesday at the oncology review meeting before treatment.
I asked if I could get a call if either drug is approved. In the afternoon she called me again to let me know that the Perjeta application to the drug company on compassionate grounds has been approved and the Herceptin is almost certain to be approved by Medicare too. So I will be getting the good chemo from next Wednesday. Yay! I feel better already.
I am am going to see another breast surgeon just to get a second opinion on everything, and if I feel much better about her (apparently she is the best) I might consider getting the surgery done privately down the track. I doubt it but I really just want someone else to confirm that I really do have an inflammatory cancer as I’m not entirely convinced and to make sure she thinks my treatment plan is good for my particular cancer.
I asked if I could get a call if either drug is approved. In the afternoon she called me again to let me know that the Perjeta application to the drug company on compassionate grounds has been approved and the Herceptin is almost certain to be approved by Medicare too. So I will be getting the good chemo from next Wednesday. Yay! I feel better already.
I am am going to see another breast surgeon just to get a second opinion on everything, and if I feel much better about her (apparently she is the best) I might consider getting the surgery done privately down the track. I doubt it but I really just want someone else to confirm that I really do have an inflammatory cancer as I’m not entirely convinced and to make sure she thinks my treatment plan is good for my particular cancer.