It could have gone completely differently if I didn’t get my lump checked... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to share my journey with breast cancer to inspire others - men and women - to get checked regularly so that we catch more… instagram.com/p/B8hHy9CJHej/…

THE RESULTS COME BACK... just under 48 hours after my biopsy, Jeremy calls me back with the verdict... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I hold my breath ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‘The pathology report has only just come through’ he explains on the phone.… instagram.com/p/B8jn9fHpody/…

Fuck! My mind raced as I scanned the email that had turned up in my inbox, just before I jumped out of the Uber, running 5 minutes late for my first patient of the day... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Without warning, the innocuous… instagram.com/p/B8nhuTeJbyZ/…

I’ve found there are good things about cancer... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve gotten back into meditating daily (It had slipped for a bit!) and am walking through the old trees at Western Park twice a day... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My… instagram.com/p/B8qKIM2p8qS/…

Every time someone asks me this very simple and ‘polite’ question, I oscillate between wanting to abruptly say ‘I have cancer’ and fighting the urge to burst into tears. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You start to realise how much… instagram.com/p/B8s0TM7pFLZ/…

The day has arrived. Today I see the surgeon... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m more nervous than I thought I would be, and uncharacteristically snappish as we drive there... I just want to get there and get a plan. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I… instagram.com/p/B8t-ISNJiAM/…

MRI: We want to check my lymph nodes before surgery. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My breasts are moderately dense so it’s harder to see the lump(s) on mammogram, and Jeremy, the radiologist who did my biopsy, suggested that an MRI… instagram.com/p/B81u5y-pPrK/…

The MRI results are through and it’s good news... it confirms the ultrasound findings of 2 adjacent tumours, but no obvious lymph node involvement. Phew! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My surgeon Erica still plans to do a sentinel node… instagram.com/p/B84bkITJZAy/…

We are scattering my Nana’s ashes, so I pop down to Picton to join our family event... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s incredible timing, as it means my mum is here from Canada, and can easily come to Auckland for my surgery day.… instagram.com/p/B88PMRxpL68/…

Today is the day... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m feeling strong and confident about my prognosis... and I also want to give myself permission to rest and recover. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ll be going off social media until I feel ready to… instagram.com/p/B9FEas6pXwr/…

CELEBRATION - THE CANCER IS OUT! 🎉 As I head into the ward to be Pre-admitted, our GM dee_b_123 turns up with a paper bag with some bits and pieces poking out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m already excited to be heading in for… instagram.com/p/B9M21pXJAiu/…

‘We caught it just in time’ nurse Kathy says, as she pulls out my results. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‘They found 3 cancer cells in the single lymph node they removed’. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Another few days or weeks and it could have spread… instagram.com/p/B9ZyiufJj20/…

#CORONAVIRUS #calltoaction ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s time to get serious about trying to flatten the curve. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Up until 3 days ago, I was one of the crowd who was underestimating this global situation, but reports… instagram.com/p/B9r3weTJo9w/…

MY STAR WARS MOMENT 💫 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today I’m officially over halfway through my radiotherapy treatments (and a week into Tamoxifen - the hormone blocking medication I’ve been so nervous about) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Every… instagram.com/p/B_MCYUqJzrV/…

‘CORONA DIARIES’ with global leaders in Cosmetic Medicine - Tune in on IG Live over the next few days to hear some incredible doctors from all around the world (launching with @drpaulnassif from the TV program… instagram.com/p/B_MI-zTJDY6/…

So far this year, each 28th of the month has been significant! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 28th January = BREAST BIOPSY - I had my breast lump biopsied which then came back as an early stage breast cancer ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 28th February =… instagram.com/p/B_hN1PwpcF8/…

Who else is feeling excited and a little bit nervous? ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After 7 weeks of virtual meetings, webinars and working from home, it feels like a big move to be going ‘face to face’ again! 😳 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our… instagram.com/p/CAHrsYVpnLQ/…

BEYOND EXCITED FOR THIS PANEL INTERVIEW: How do we utilise the global changes from Covid-19 to responsibly disrupt our industry? 💉🥰✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How do we come out better and stronger than before? 🤔 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m… instagram.com/p/CALq29HJrSG/…

So proud of my friends who published the latest article titled ‘COVID-19: Consensus Guidelines for preferred practices in an Aesthetic clinic’. #covid #covid19 #coronavirus onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/CTMgMkaJ-qu/…