Newly diagnosed and totally confuddled!

Hi Mamii

Welcome to the forum and I’m sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. An oncologist decides what chemo drugs to give you if you are having chemo. Once your surgeon has the results of you mri they will then decide on what’s the best course of treatment for you.

Wishing you the best of luck with whatever comes next for you.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Hi Mamii , in my case, the initial appointment for biopsy results and to discuss possible treatments was with one of the breast clinic doctors. A surgery date was agreed but I didn’t actually meet the surgeon till the day of the op. Post op results appointment was with the surgeon. He told me that the next treatments would likely be hormone therapy and radiotherapy. Then several weeks later I saw the oncologist to discuss these. At the oncology appointment I signed the consent forms for radiotherapy and was also given my first prescription for hormone therapy tablets. That was the sequence of events for me but other areas may be different. It will become clear in the end! Love and hugs, HFxx

Hi Mamii

Sorry you have to be here but welcome! My initial breast clinic appointment was with the surgeon and she also gave me the biopsy results two weeks later along with a provisional treatment plan. I saw the surgeon again on the day of surgery and then for a fourth time when I had some swelling which needed to be drained. My results after surgery were give by a Consultant BCN. I then saw the oncologist who prescribed hormone therapy and got me to sign consent for radiotherapy, this was quite brief and I never saw him again. My final follow up was a phone call from an oncology nurse. 

Best of luck with everything. x