Follow up protocols at Peter McCallum?
Hi lovely ladies, any of you being treated at Peter McCallum and that can tell me how their follow up protocol works once active treatment is over? I have been treated privately from bilateral B...
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Yes that it the standard care and the team usually share care...ie oncology and breast surgeon so somebody is doing hands on initially 3 monthly then 6 monthly. If you had your breasts you would have a mammogram but because of surgery they will just have a real good feel of your nodes.
20 years ago they routinely did bone scans and CT scans searching for mets. They found it didn't detect any earlier for the majority than actually the pain, lumps or bumps did. They also felt the scanxiety women had just made life miserble with no measurable benefit.
So now. ...ultrasounds and scans done if pain or issues. Having said that...in 3 years I've had 3 ultrasounds, a CT scan and a MRI due to symptoms and pain....and no mets found thus far...just bloody arthritis, disc issues and bursitis. I expect many ladies have had similar also. When seeing a GP with any issue...always remind them your history of breast cancer. They really do take things seriously and are thorough with investigations then (as they should be)
20 years ago they routinely did bone scans and CT scans searching for mets. They found it didn't detect any earlier for the majority than actually the pain, lumps or bumps did. They also felt the scanxiety women had just made life miserble with no measurable benefit.
So now. ...ultrasounds and scans done if pain or issues. Having said that...in 3 years I've had 3 ultrasounds, a CT scan and a MRI due to symptoms and pain....and no mets found thus far...just bloody arthritis, disc issues and bursitis. I expect many ladies have had similar also. When seeing a GP with any issue...always remind them your history of breast cancer. They really do take things seriously and are thorough with investigations then (as they should be)