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How do you know?
How do you know your formal diagnosis? Is it something you remember being told and you wrote it down? Did someone qualified to do so eg your oncologist, ever give you say an email, or letter or a reco...
Your surgeon will usually meet with you within 1- 2 weeks of your surgery, with the actual pathology results of the tissue removed during the surgery. They should tell you the number of tumours, the size of the tumours, the staging of the tumours (from 1-4) and the treatment plan
They 'should' give you a copy of this - but it pays to ask.
They 'should' also have discussed the treatment plan with an oncologist and radiation oncologist as to what ongoing treatment would benefit you best, and talk you thru it.
hopefully you will have a breastcare nurse who will help you co-ordinate your appointments and explain all the jargon
All the best and big hugs xxxx
They 'should' give you a copy of this - but it pays to ask.
They 'should' also have discussed the treatment plan with an oncologist and radiation oncologist as to what ongoing treatment would benefit you best, and talk you thru it.
hopefully you will have a breastcare nurse who will help you co-ordinate your appointments and explain all the jargon
All the best and big hugs xxxx