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Newly diagnosed, WLX / Lumpectomy - What's next ...
I had my routine MG at BreastScreen in mid-Nov 2022, and got called back to do further MG, US and biopsy after 2 weeks. On 8/12/2022 got told I'd got breast cancer ER+, PR+, HER2 pending. BreastScre...
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Hi there @smisml, sorry you find yourself here. It's so overwhelming isn't it. Yes everything happens fast and it is one step at a time. Your right when you say it's a multidisciplinary team but you see them one at a time. It works like that in both the private and public systems.
I never had a pet scan either and I asked my oncologist about why. I was ER+, PR+ and Her2-, grade 3, stage 1. No node involved. My oncologist said that while my pathology was aggressive, quick growing cancer, I had no other symptoms that required a PET scan and they don't want to put radioactive dye into me unnecessary given all my other treatment (surgery, chemo and radium). She said they really only go down that path if absolutely necessary.
I guess you could ask if you were worried about it but I accepted the advice and put it behind me. I was diagnosed in 2020 so coming up to my 3rd year now. Best wishes with your treatment.
I never had a pet scan either and I asked my oncologist about why. I was ER+, PR+ and Her2-, grade 3, stage 1. No node involved. My oncologist said that while my pathology was aggressive, quick growing cancer, I had no other symptoms that required a PET scan and they don't want to put radioactive dye into me unnecessary given all my other treatment (surgery, chemo and radium). She said they really only go down that path if absolutely necessary.
I guess you could ask if you were worried about it but I accepted the advice and put it behind me. I was diagnosed in 2020 so coming up to my 3rd year now. Best wishes with your treatment.