How soon after mastectomy will chemo start?

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Hi there,

My Mum has had a mastectomy of the left breast and then a further operation to remove the lymph nodes on that side.
Can anyone tell me how soon after surgery her chemo will start?

Many thanks

Lisa aka fingalcrom

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They gave me 6 weeks from the mastectomy to recover before starting chemo. I actually delayed it by another 2 weeks so the first one wasnt in half term and the oncologist was fine with that.
Good luck and best wishes to your mother.

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Thanks nem! I will pass the info on. Mum had her last op 5 weeks ago, but hasn’t heard anything from the hospital regarding her chemo yet. I think she was in a panic that they had forgotten her. LOL

Loads of love

Lisa

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Hi Lisa

I was given an appointment with the oncologist when I went for my check up after surgery.Perhaps you or your mum should give the hospital a call to set one up if she has already been back to see the consultant.

The sooner they start the sooner they finish!

Good luck
Andi

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Hi lisa,I agree with andifloss ring the hospital or your mum’s breast care nurse.I hadn’t heard anything for 4 weeks after surgery so I phoned my breast care nurse,she said that she would look into it for me.This was on the Monday morning I got a phone call in the afternoon from the oncologists secretary and had an oppointment with oncologist on the Wednesday had a muga scan on the Friday bloods taken the following Monday then chemo on the Wednesday.Dont know if this is normaly how things are done or if I got lost in the system but it seemed very quick.

Best wihes mellx

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Thank you so much for your responses. I will get my mum to give the hospital a ring

Love
Lisa

P.S. This site has been so re-assuring for both my mum and me. Mum doesn’t have the courage to come on here herself xxxx