Assuming surgery recovery continues well how long is it before you are given Rads or chemo post MX?
I am hoping there is at least 2 to 3 weeks recovery time as i want to take other opinions as well but msotly its to try and get my head around what is likely to happen next - I don´t want to rush but equally feel the need to be semi prepared…
This really is such a damn hard slog 
Hi
I am not sure what other hospitals do, but with mine, there was just over 2 weeks wait for biopsy results (to make sure the treatment would be the right one) and then another 2 weeks before chemo started, so about 4 and a half (as I wanted my chemo to be on a Monday). I think for Rads, they like the wound to be healing well before starting,
I hope you are recovering well from your mx. It is a long slog, but you do get to the end (honest).
Hi Sascha,
As Amy’s Mum says, there is some local variation, but it is typically 4-6 weeks to allow for wound healing (and longer if necessary). If you have chemo and rads, then most people seem to start rads about 4 weeks after their last chemo (except in Scotland where wait times are very long, typically 8 to 12 weeks)
Hello Sascha
I had my surgery 5.5 weeks ago, and I’ve still not started chemo or radiotheraphy. this is partly because, like you, I have decided to seek a second opinion. I know this will cause a delay – I am not due to get my second opinion for three week – but for me it was more important to be happy with my treatment plan. I don’t know if I have made the right decision – it’s just a question of doing what feels right right now. I am anxious about the waiting time, but then this is the route I have decided to take.
I think there is an optimum time for chemo/radiotheraphy to start post surgery, but I am not quite sure what this is. Perhaps someone else can answer that
I’m in England and started chemo 6 weeks after my mastectomy and then radiotherapy 3 weeks after chemo finished. A fairly standard plan for this part of the country at the time.
Sascha - your Breast Care Nurse or consultant should be able to tell you what the paln is in your specific case.
All the best.
Dear Sascha,
I started my chemo nearly 8 weeks after surgery, like you I have a rare pre existing illness and initially the oncologist did not want to give me chemo. It took a while for them to have all the conversations with the other physicians but they did, decided “yes” and the starting time seemed to be OK. It also gave time for a seroma to settle.
I hope you are getting on OK
Lavender
xx