Well I don’t know who has followed my story but in brief:
24.10.16 recall from routine mammogram, 2nd mammogram of left breast, ultrasound and biopsy of breast and lymph nodes
2.11.16 diagnosed with grade 1 invasive ductal carcinoma of left breast followed by the comment ‘by the way we are concerned about something in your right breast that showed up on your original mammogram’.
9.11.16 MRI scan of both breasts with 8 attempts to insert cannula for contrast dye
14.11.16 positive meeting with private surgeon
14.11.16 breast nurse calls to say concerns raised after MRI - ultrasound booked for 16.11.16
15.11.16 I rang NHS hospital to cancel preoperative appt as was having surgery privately to be told I had to attend as had urgent surgery booked for 21.11.16 (which I knew nothing about). Went to the appt on 15.11 and no one could find anything about this urgent surgery
16.11.16 ultrasound of both breasts - no concerns and no further biopsies needed
21.11.16 9.15 am appointment with private surgeon and pre op at private hospital
21.11.16 13.15 call from NHS hospital to say MDT had picked up problem on MRI needing MRI guided biopsy with a 4 week wait.
22.11.16 op scheduled for 25.11 postponed until further biopsy results
24.11.16 appointment chased up by private consultant and made for 29.11 at Coventry for MRI guided biopsy
25.11.16 call from private surgeon to say radiologist at Coventry at looked at my original MRI and felt there was no problem at present - recommended repeat MRI in 6 months.
At present awaiting call from surgeon with a date for surgery (which would have been today!)
so so it’s been a month of lows, highs, lows and even more lows. I still feel a bit anxious that 2 radiologists were worried about my right breast MRI, but I know I must trust my surgeon when she says the Coventry radiologist is the expert. No real point to this but just wondered whether I’m alone in having all of these complications before surgery. I’d been coping really well for the first three weeks, but Monday of this week tipped me over the edge, and I’m now having some time off work and am taking some medication to help with all the anxiety. Will this ever end. ?
Jane