Hello,
I am enquiring as to how soon the breast care nurse nomally gets in touch?
I was diagnosed on the 18th September and they said my details would be passed to them, I’m due to have a lumpectomy on the 4th but I’ve not heard anything from them yet.
Did any of you contact them first? or am I just being impatient? x
Rabbit
I am presuming that you have been given all the paperwork in preparation for your op. Have you had a pre op assessment yet?
In my case I was given all the dates for my surgery etc at my diagnosis appointment, I didnt actually see my bcn again until the day of my op as she was in the day ward when I was recovering from my op.
It might be worth giving them a call this afternoon just to check everything is in place with the op being next week.
Helena x
Hi Helena,
Thanks for your reply.
I have all the paperwork and they did the pre-op on the same day.
Maybe I will try and call her on Monday as they gave me a contact number. I just wanted to know if it would be ok to have a flu jab before the op but I’ll probably leave it now in case I have a reaction. x
Just call them rabbit. They will always call you backnif they are busy. Its always good to ask your questions and get some reassurance xx
I was introduced to mine on the first day after mammogram, Ultrasound and biopsy, so I knew that it was serious straight off!
I saw mine again for results of biopsy with surgeon and for post surgery results then I heard nothing until she rang my mobile yesterday when it was so obvious that she was just ticking me off a list, didn’t even know when my chemo was due to start! Far better support on here.
I honestly could not fault the BCN’s at my hospital. They are always there. If ypu call and they are busy they call you back and always have a listening ear and good advice. I think itcreally must be the luck of the draw xx
Hi Rabbit, my bcn phoned a couple of days after I was diagnosed to check I was ok and have phoned back a couple of times if I’ve enquired about something xx