New Member awaiting results of surgery.

Hello Craftystones 

Welcome to the club that no-one wanted to join!  

I do hope that your meeting with the consultant goes well and if you have any questions following this meeting, don't hesitate to ask on this forum. 

It's a very busy group and there's bound to be someone who can help.

Kindest wishes, Lesley

I would think about writing your questions down before the meeting.  It helps to ensure that you nothing is missed.  I was fortunate that I could take someone with me. Again it means conversations are more easily remembered.

These forums are excellent but also remember that your BCN is there if you want to check up on specific facts form your hospital.  

All the very best.

Hi Craftystones 

I was in a similar position in March 22. I had had a WLE and SLNB and was going back for results. As I have tnbc I was aware I would probably need chemo and expected a “one stop shop” appointment rather like I had had at the breast clinic. It wasn’t like that at all. There were loads of people waiting for appointments, so that people waiting were spilling out into the corridor and round the corners. It took ages to be seen, and when we were seen it was a very rushed appointment with someone who told me my margins were clear, my lymph nodes were clear, but I had vascular invasion at the tumour site and would get a letter in due course inviting me to an appointment with the oncologist. It seemed a bit like the surgery team congratulating themselves on their work, and that was it. There was no opportunity to discuss what risk the vascular invasion posed on top of my existing grade 3 tnbc. Afterwards I was grateful to know the surgery itself had gone well, but I found it a production line type of experience. The one stop shop from my mammogram recall, and all my interaction with oncology has been much better. 

Hi Ricki, thank you.

its my second time with cancer, first one Cervical 10 years ago. This one is unrelated. 
It’s a totally different minefield as no surgery for the previous one. All the waiting is the worst, not knowing. 
Thank you for the reminder to bring my notebook with my questions. Luckily I have my amazing husband to get me through this.

Hi Coddfish

Thank you. Sounds like you are having a lot to contend with. Glad to hear your dealings with oncology were better.

I’m hoping, on Friday, to get a picture of what further treatment and timescales.

I am Grade 3 Estrogon Positive, Progesterone Positive HER2 Negative.