I’m fed up of waiting for my treatment to start!
I was first referred from my gp the first week in May, seen in breast clinic mid May and officially diagnosed on the 2nd June.
I have bilateral breast cancer, in my left DCIS and in my right there’s 2 areas ones DCIS and another area of IDC.
My plan is a mastectomy with reconstruction to the right due to the 2 areas being close together and my small breasts and a lumpectomy to the left, they are also doing my lymph nodes on the right.
My surgery was planed for the Friday 22 August but it was cancelled the day before due to my consultation going off sick. I’m currently stuck in limbo waiting for a new surgery date.
I’m starting to worry it’s taking soo long, I appreciate my cancer is early stage and as they keep telling me slow growing, but it’s still cancer in both breast and multiple areas in my right.
But all I can think at the minute is the delays are increasing the changes it’ll grow, spread more and ultimately increase the treatments I need after the operation and my prognosis.
I’m only 44, have a family and have worked really hard on staying positive but it’s been 14 weeks and it’s getting harder!
I’m going to try and speak with my breast care nurse again this week and express to her my worry’s, but I know all she’ll say is it’s early stage and slow growing!
It’s really hard to know if I’m being unrealistic with timelines, or if I have in-fact waited longer than I should. I completely understand there are women in much more urgent situations than mine, who need the surgery sooner, but how long do I go on waiting ???