Meeting with Specialists Initially

Hi @Mrs_H, I too had a whirlwind of a 1st appointment with my Oncologist but 4 months on am really glad that my treatment was started so quickly and is progressing well and also that my cancer is doing the right thing and shrinking away! I was diagnosed with stage 3 locally advanced BC just prior to Xmas last year, my appointment with my Oncologist was scheduled for 9am on the 3rd Jan. During this appointment I was told what would be the best course of treatment for me and also the importance of starting as quickly as possible, this was Tuesday and she wanted to start Chemo ( AC ) on the Thursday. My head was spinning as I needed to get into a Dentist, have a heart echo cardiograph and also have surgery to have a portacath inserted ( something she organised for that afternoon ). So my Tuesday turned into a 12hr day of appointments etc, Wednesday was the dentist where I had a tooth pulled and then Thursday we started treatment. My chemo information appointment was done over the phone in amongst everything else. I was given the opportunity to take a week or so to digest everything but as my cancer was aggressive we just wanted to get things moving and get on the road to being well. Looking back it was tough emotionally at the time but I am really glad that I took her advice and started when I did, I have complete trust in my treating Drs and know that they are doing what is best to help me beat this. I did 'click' with my oncologist right from the start though and love her ' let's get it done ' attitude.
Wishing you all the best 
Kat x