I’m looking for some feedback or advice from people who’ve been in my situation.
I had a 14mm tumour removed from my right breast at the end of March 2021 along with 4 lymph nodes. This was stage 1 and grade 3 triple negative, clear margins were achieved and the 4 lymph nodes were clear.
what worries me is that I’ve not been offered any scans and when I mentioned them was told I don’t need them as there was no sign of spread?
I’m currently in the middle of 8 rounds of chemo which will be followed by radiotherapy and then a “boost” of radiotherapy as I’m considered to be young at 52.
i also have the form to have a blood test done so genetic checks can be made for the BRCA and other genes by great ormond streeet.
my oncologist told me that as it was TNBC there’s a higher chance of it recurring within the first 5 years either in the breast or elsewhere in the body so why don’t they suggest scans to make sure there’s nothing else there now?
I’m confused and very anxious that something might be missed as the tumour was only picked up during my first mammogram as it was too small to be felt and I had no other breast cancer symptoms.
I live in Essex and would be interested to know if this is a standard approach or if different NHS areas offer different options? Thanks
