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New Diagnosis
I had my first mammogram a few weeks ago. Got called back for a follow up assessment with Breast Screen Qld (amazing staff at the Toowoomba clinic) After another mammogram, US and two biopsy’s I was d...
Hi @CathL
I was in the private system but didn’t actually have my mastectomy until 6 weeks after the diagnosis - my surgeon said the aim was 4 weeks but I caught a cold just after the diagnosis and lost a week due to the covid precautions ( I had a number of scans including MRI )and also had a pet scan due to the size of my tumour - I felt like I had a radioactive beacon in my breast and found the delay very anxiety producing that’s for sure.
My surgeon also said my cancer as next was very slow growing but I still was anxious.
Rest assured they will do everything to get you in for surgery as soon as possible
( assuming you have surgery first - some ladies have chemo first but that is not too common).
Its easy to say but try and keep busy.
All the best 🌺
I was in the private system but didn’t actually have my mastectomy until 6 weeks after the diagnosis - my surgeon said the aim was 4 weeks but I caught a cold just after the diagnosis and lost a week due to the covid precautions ( I had a number of scans including MRI )and also had a pet scan due to the size of my tumour - I felt like I had a radioactive beacon in my breast and found the delay very anxiety producing that’s for sure.
My surgeon also said my cancer as next was very slow growing but I still was anxious.
Rest assured they will do everything to get you in for surgery as soon as possible
( assuming you have surgery first - some ladies have chemo first but that is not too common).
Its easy to say but try and keep busy.
All the best 🌺