12 days since lumpectomy and still no results
I had a wide local excision and lymph node removal 12 days ago and still have not been given any results. I was told the multi-disciplinary team was meeting today on my case and the results would defi...
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Hi @Annette77
Unfortunately everything is slower with Covid☹️ As it is having a massive impact on the hospital system.
Also this time of year a lot of medical staff are taking annual leave.
Unfortunately everything is slower with Covid☹️ As it is having a massive impact on the hospital system.
Also this time of year a lot of medical staff are taking annual leave.
I had my mastectomy in October 2020 when things in Sydney were a lot better than they are now - for example I was allowed a visitor in hospital ( only one per day) whereas now no visitors are allowed at all .
I was given my pathology results by my breast cancer surgeon at an appointment 2 weeks after my discharge from hospital.
My case had to be discussed with the multi disciplinary team first.
My situation was that I had ER positive lobular cancer in the left breast sized 5.5 cm with nothing in the lymph nodes.
My breast cancer surgeon told me at that meeting that he got all the cancer , it had not spread to my lymph nodes and that I needed to see the oncologist about whether chemo was recommended and the radiation oncologist about whether radiotherapy was recommended.
I saw the oncologist and radiation oncologist within another 2 weeks.
I was recommended to have radiotherapy but not chemotherapy and also recommended Letrazole for at least 5 years) .
I couldn’t start the radiotherapy for another 4 weeks after I saw the radiation oncologist mainly as I couldn’t fully raise my left arm after the surgery.She was not concerned about that delay.
I started the hormone therapy after I finished radiotherapy ( 5 weeks ).
Try and keep busy in the lead up to your appointment and meditation is great - I went back to it after my diagnosis after taking it up some years before.
I was given my pathology results by my breast cancer surgeon at an appointment 2 weeks after my discharge from hospital.
My case had to be discussed with the multi disciplinary team first.
My situation was that I had ER positive lobular cancer in the left breast sized 5.5 cm with nothing in the lymph nodes.
My breast cancer surgeon told me at that meeting that he got all the cancer , it had not spread to my lymph nodes and that I needed to see the oncologist about whether chemo was recommended and the radiation oncologist about whether radiotherapy was recommended.
I saw the oncologist and radiation oncologist within another 2 weeks.
I was recommended to have radiotherapy but not chemotherapy and also recommended Letrazole for at least 5 years) .
I couldn’t start the radiotherapy for another 4 weeks after I saw the radiation oncologist mainly as I couldn’t fully raise my left arm after the surgery.She was not concerned about that delay.
I started the hormone therapy after I finished radiotherapy ( 5 weeks ).
Try and keep busy in the lead up to your appointment and meditation is great - I went back to it after my diagnosis after taking it up some years before.