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youngdogmum
6 years agoMember
I too had surgery first, but based on what I know about the health system as a nurse and with a friend who got chemo first .. I would say if they haven't phoned by tomorrow I would call. They may want to do the MDT first, discuss your results and then have an appointment with you once they all have agreed on the best plan toward (they being surgeon, med onc and rad onc if you need radiation)
Weve all been there so can all relate that this is the hardest time ever. The waiting is awful.
Please be reassured that if chemo is going ahead first, provided the rest of your health is good, you have no holidays planned in the next few weeks you would like to still do and you don't have to consider fertility preservation (you haven't mentioned your age) chemo can and does start relatively qucikly, ie within a week. Even if you need to have a PICC/port placed it happens very quick.
Try to spend time with family and friends this week doing stuff completely unrelated. Reassure them when they ask what's the plan what's the plan that you don't know yet but it's normal at this point in the game :)
Weve all been there so can all relate that this is the hardest time ever. The waiting is awful.
Please be reassured that if chemo is going ahead first, provided the rest of your health is good, you have no holidays planned in the next few weeks you would like to still do and you don't have to consider fertility preservation (you haven't mentioned your age) chemo can and does start relatively qucikly, ie within a week. Even if you need to have a PICC/port placed it happens very quick.
Try to spend time with family and friends this week doing stuff completely unrelated. Reassure them when they ask what's the plan what's the plan that you don't know yet but it's normal at this point in the game :)