I had breast cancer back in 2006, had a lumpectomy followed by chemo and radiotherapy. Went to my GP September 21 because I had a strange lump on my upper chest/sternum. She sent me for a routine ultra sound. Phoned in October because it felt bigger and I was getting short of breath. Had ultra sound 1 November. GP phoned 2 November and said that they didn't know what it was. Since then I've been sent to Breast care clinic, had mammogram, ultra sound and two biopsies. I was then sent for a CT scan. Results are that the cancer is back in my left breast, hip, spine, liver and lungs. I'm struggling to walk. Was sent to hospital to the fracture clinic. Long walk to the clinic and then given a bit of paper to be sent back the way I came for another xray. Struggled to the xray department, sat there waiting and waiting getting more upset and angry, hip was throbbing. I just left, was crying walking along the endless corridors. Then went to a appointment with the oncologist, this was when I was told that cancer was in my spine. I just lost it and walked out crying with a nurse chasing after me. This is totally out of character for me.
Put on medication and had a appointment yesterday for the xrays that I missed. Got to the fracture clinic where I had been previously told there was be a wheelchair to take me down to xray. Nothing, so I asked and got a chair (eventually), had xray and wheeled all the way back to fracture clinic. Saw another consultant who said my hip was a great risk of fracturing and had a tumour on it, would need a replacement hip. Wanted me to go into hospital the next day. I said no I'm a full time carer for my Mum who lives with me, so need to give social services some notice.
I've spent all day on the phone trying to get through to Social Services, who are now suppose to be phoning me back. Then phoned Patient Transport for next Tuesday, they need to know what time I need to be at hospital and which ward, which has not been told to me. They need to know by tomorrow morning. Then phoned to central switchboard which kept on sending me to different departments and voicemail messages. Still havn't found out the information which I should have been told in the first place. Its feeling like a pointless exercise and I'm so tired.
