It really is upsetting. Around 6 months after my mastectomy in August 2016 I received a letter from Breastscreen Queensland acknowledging that I had been diagnosed with bc and wishing me all the best. They also said that I would not be eligible for free Breastscreen visits for 5 years as I would be under the care of a specialist. My cancer was picked up in a routine Breastscreen mammogram and I had a pelvic ultrasound at QScan (in the same shopping centre as Breastscreen) two months after my surgery. The radiologist remembered my name and mentioned that someone from Breastscreen had visited them with my mammogram for a second opinion, “is it, or isn’t it?”. They were a bit iffy too so recommended a recall just to be on the safe side. It could have been a completely different story when I had my next mammogram 2 years later if they hadn’t!
However, I did get a Pap smear reminder 3 months after a full hysterectomy last May and was very happy to call them as have my name taken off the register 😊
You would think the surgeons would pass these details on? Jane
