Feeling frustrated!
Hi lovely people and Happy New Year! I was diagnosed on the 8th November 2018 and had the usual gamut of tests before seeing my surgeon on the 21st November where the intitial plan was lumpectomy foll...
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Golly Gosh, @CathyMac - I really feel for you & can hear your stress levels rising - (having just had a 3 week wait for a biopsy & results from early Dec to New Year's Eve - finally getting it done the Friday before Xmas & luckily, a clear result on New Year's Eve!)
First up - what a bugger that your treatment has gone from 'not so bad' to 'Bugger Bugger Bum' ...... but it is what it is - and your health plan has now changed, to maximise your treatment. It is SUCH A BUGGER that everything closes down over Xmas/New Year. My own diagnosis was confirmed Jan 5th 'last year', so my anniversary is in a few days. I then had to wait 2 weeks til mid Jan before my 'recommended surgeon' was back from holidays for my initial treatment and surgery a few days after that. That felt like 2 months to me! Gosh, 4-6 weeks off for your surgeon seems a LONG BREAK!! :(
Do you have a Breast Cancer Nurse to help you co-ordinate your appointments - were you introduced to one thru your surgeon? Hopefully they can be your advocate & make the calls for you, to reduce the stress on yourself? Or maybe contact some of the numbers here :smile:
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The waiting at this time of year is the absolute PITS ... I was doing it this time last year - was doing it most of Dec, so can totally relate to your wait just now. (and I just got more & more ANGRY the longer I had to wait - which was sort of good, cos I was really upset prior to that!!)
Fingers crossed you hear soon - take care & all the best xxx BIG HUGS coming your way xxx
First up - what a bugger that your treatment has gone from 'not so bad' to 'Bugger Bugger Bum' ...... but it is what it is - and your health plan has now changed, to maximise your treatment. It is SUCH A BUGGER that everything closes down over Xmas/New Year. My own diagnosis was confirmed Jan 5th 'last year', so my anniversary is in a few days. I then had to wait 2 weeks til mid Jan before my 'recommended surgeon' was back from holidays for my initial treatment and surgery a few days after that. That felt like 2 months to me! Gosh, 4-6 weeks off for your surgeon seems a LONG BREAK!! :(
Do you have a Breast Cancer Nurse to help you co-ordinate your appointments - were you introduced to one thru your surgeon? Hopefully they can be your advocate & make the calls for you, to reduce the stress on yourself? Or maybe contact some of the numbers here :smile:
breast care nurse canberra
The waiting at this time of year is the absolute PITS ... I was doing it this time last year - was doing it most of Dec, so can totally relate to your wait just now. (and I just got more & more ANGRY the longer I had to wait - which was sort of good, cos I was really upset prior to that!!)
Fingers crossed you hear soon - take care & all the best xxx BIG HUGS coming your way xxx