Are there guidelines on when these should take place?
I received 2 appointments today, one for a mammogram on 31st December and another for my surgeon’s clinic on 10th January next year. As I had my node clearance done at the end of October last year these 2 appointments seem very far off. I last saw my breast surgeon on Nov 2nd last year and before he gave me all the appointments for the oncologist he told me that I would see him again in 12 months. My last mammo was in August 2006. I will be seeing my onc again in October for a check up and my next heart test is booked for next month (for my Herceptin).
My post arrived a 4.30pm this afternoon, meaning I could not get hold of either my breast nurse or the clinic appointments office as they finish early on Friday. I plan to try again first thing on Monday, but I am going away that morning and won’t be back until Friday night. Maybe it’s just me panicking, but I just feel these appointments are very far off. I also know my clinic is very busy at this time of year on account of all the women who get picked up via the mobile screening programme and also with next month being breast cancer month.