Hi all, i am feeling so low atm i had a single mastectomy august 2019 with an expander put in. The plan was always to have my other removed at the same time as an exchange. I rang my surgeon and the secretary said i am not a priority and there is no date for the exchange. I know i am now cancer free but i am really fed up with waiting. I have Brca2 gene and was diagnosed estrogen positive and take tamoxifen. How long do people usually have to wait i feel like i am no longer important
Hi Helen0311 welcome to the forum and I am so sorry to hear how challenging things are for you right now.
I'm not sure about what to say to you except to say that there has been a real hold up due to Covid and many Cancer ops and diagnosis have been delayed as a result so I can Kind of understand the secretary and what they said . However, that doesn't make life any easier or better for you and I'm not sure how to help with this.
I feel certain that you will be important even though it doesn't feel like it. Is it worth giving the secretary another call and asking if they can give you any kind of timeframe for this to happen for you at all. xxx
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