How long before treatment is started ??

[sarah66]

hi , i know in hindsight i have not really waited too long with all the scans i had to have but it has seemed liked forever. I nagged the BC nurse yesterday and apparently i will be having an appoint with the oncologist presumably to discuss chemo. So bring it on and lets get it over with !!!
Stay strong girls
Sarah66 xx

[Funkilala]

Hi Sarah
I'm so sorry you are going through all this and having to wait for treatment dates and things.
Something I have learnt since my very short time on this forum is that no 2 Hospital trusts work the same. This is why it is hard to say how long anything will take.
My journey ( I hate that term sorry) has gone like this
19 th October: Dr's Appointment to ask him to check a lump I had found
one week later
26th October One stop breast clinic for mammogram. ultra sound and core biopsy
5 days later
31st October: Results
19 days later
20th November: Surgery ( Could of had a cancellation 3 days after results but wasnt ready mentally)
6 days later
26th November: Results of Surgery
2 weeks
11th December: More surgery booked
My feet havent touched the ground since the 19th of October but as you can see everything has happened very fast.
I think my trust has a 30 day guideline where everything must be done within 30 days but as you can see from above I have not had to wait long for anything
Thinking of you and hope you get some answers real soon
Funki x

[Guest user]

sarah, I really feel for you, you obviously have been through this before its so unfair. I had results last Friday goods news...clear margins, clear s n bad news... grade 3 and tn. Chemo here i come . Please let me know how you are. Worry and wait...thats our lives . xxx

[sarah66]

Hi decided not to biopsy lung as it is very close to heart valves, got to go back to breast team to see if chemo is next on the plan , more faffing about, so unsure what the next step is

Take care
Sarah 66 x

[Guest user]

Hi Sarah, so sorry to hear your news. I seem to be spending my life waiting. I waited 2 weeks for my 1st appointment, I was told there and then it was cancer, that was a shock but at least put out of my misery. I then waited 4 weeks for the op . Now Im into the 3rd week of waiting for results which I get Friday,3 weeks 1 day after op. The nurse told me I will have to wait 4 weeks from Friday for appointment with oncologist then 3 more untill tteatment. I wish you all the best. Please let me know any news .Good luck x

[sarah66]

Hi i am worried about the time it is taking to establish what cancer i have and for treatment to start.
I was diagnosed on 8th Oct 2012 with a recurrance of TNBC that i had in 2008 ( had lumpectomy, chemo and rads)
I have seen breast surgeon who recommends a mastectomy, but after bone, CT and PET scans a tumour 1cm cancer has shown up on my right lung.
I now have to wait to see lung Dr on 26th nov, will i need a biopsy to see if this is breast cancer spread or new lung tumour??
and how long should i have to wait for treatment, will be chemo now apparently , my mammo in Jan 2012 was clear yet recurrance showed uo in aug 2012 so it
appeared fairly quickly so very concerned and want something started now !!!!

Thanks all
Sarah66