I have just been diagnosed with HR-/HER2+ stage 3 breast cancer (lymph nodes are cancerous) with grade 3 cells in all biopsies.
The diagnosis was made privately, and today I have been referred into the NHS system to await treatment.
I'm clueless as to whether I can track the referral in any way. My GP surgery is on holiday until Jan 6th. At some point, should I contact the hospital to find out something about possible timelines? Or would that just be annoying and useless?
Because the cancer seemed to arrive so suddenly (my breast ballooned in a matter of weeks, followed by my armpit), I am of course now petrified that it will be spreading while I wait for treatment. Is there anything I can do to help my body??? Almost all the "usual" "healthy things" (e.g. vitamins) seem to be contraindicated...
Any advice, tips, and thoughts, would be much appreciated as I face this journey on which I'm guessing none of us wanted to embark.
