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'Getting on with life' tips
Moderator moved @Batjam to the main discussion section of forum: Batjam Hi all - I’m new to this group. I’m 52 diagnosed St4 Breast Cancer after ending up with a fracture in my hip in Dec 2022. I’...
OMG @Batjam ..... early morning dragon boating in WINTER? ..... it is cold enough HERE let alone up in the Mountains!!! I kayak fish & the wind is definitely a 'no no' .... bitterly nasty cold & dangerous .....
Have you had to travel much for your appointments/treatments? IPTAAS (Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme) will reimburse a lot of your fuel costs, and also contriute to any accommodation costs .... you have 12 months to put the 'bills in' for reimbursement. (We have a private group where we update any info as it occurs ....).
Your GP fills in the first form (to your out of town specialist) and you fill in the 'diary dates' & get the specialist to initial those ones .... and send them in for processing.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/28-living-in-regional-rural-and-remote-areas
Get the forms here:
https://www.iptaas.health.nsw.gov.au/
Wow! You would have had to be incredibly organised to run all those theatre groups!! Well done YOU.
Feel free to check out 'Creative Corner' - we have many who crochet/knit & may be able to help with patterns & tips ..... @cranky_granny, @"Annie C", @iserbrown, @AllyJay
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/14979/creative-corner#latest
Great that your treatment is keeping you stable, even with some side effects .... yes, it sure beats the alternative!
Take care & all the best xx
Have you had to travel much for your appointments/treatments? IPTAAS (Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme) will reimburse a lot of your fuel costs, and also contriute to any accommodation costs .... you have 12 months to put the 'bills in' for reimbursement. (We have a private group where we update any info as it occurs ....).
Your GP fills in the first form (to your out of town specialist) and you fill in the 'diary dates' & get the specialist to initial those ones .... and send them in for processing.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/28-living-in-regional-rural-and-remote-areas
Get the forms here:
https://www.iptaas.health.nsw.gov.au/
Wow! You would have had to be incredibly organised to run all those theatre groups!! Well done YOU.
Feel free to check out 'Creative Corner' - we have many who crochet/knit & may be able to help with patterns & tips ..... @cranky_granny, @"Annie C", @iserbrown, @AllyJay
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/14979/creative-corner#latest
Great that your treatment is keeping you stable, even with some side effects .... yes, it sure beats the alternative!
Take care & all the best xx