Very new TNBC patient
Hi, I'm a triple negative BC. Diagnosed late September '13, single RH mastectomy on 18th October, no nodes involved. Large 5.6cm tumour grade 3. I haven't seen the oncologist yet because he is boo...
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Thanks everyone. I'm not concerned too much. This is my second cancer, I had bowel cancer in 1982 so I'm a little bit of an old hand. I didn't have chemotherapy with that cancer.
This one came up very quickly and was operated on even more quickly. I saw the surgeon on Monday night, I was having a mastectomy on the Friday night. Thankfully I have very good health insurance so it hasn't been horrendously expensive. I am also a student on Austudy so most of the out of hospital expenses have been bulk billed including radiology and oncology appointments. My chemo will be done in a private hospital so my insurance covers it.
Yes the waiting is draining but I am a student right at the very end of my undergraduate degree so I am busy busy all the time. I'm an off campus student and my degree finishes in February. I start my honours year on 26/2/14. I work one day per week as a bookkeeper and I'm hoping to be working in the uni next year as a mentor to 2nd and 3rd year undergrad students while I start my research. (journalism)
Paula, I read that about the survival rates being higher for TNBC as well. I am hoping to be through chemotherapy in 3 months but I will have to take the advice of the oncologist on that. There will be no radiation thankfully, there is nothing left to irradiate.
I've spent hours this morning choosing a wig and hats and fringes at the local Cancer Council and I am booked for Look Good Feel Better at the beginning of December so I'm prepared.
Last night I did some preliminary research on chemotherapy drugs, how they administer them, what they are targetting, what the outcomes are etc. I'm not frightened, more ready to get into it and get it over with. My uni is very lenient but I am not going to stretch the friendship more than necessary so I say bring it on, get it over, move on.
Cas :) (going shopping now for a scarf clip and also tiny alligator clips to make a cardigan clasp. I've given up with bras, so I wear a shirt over a singlet and I need a little chain so the shirt stays sitting well at the front)