Hi all,
I feel a bit lost. Last year, I was diagnosed with ER/PR+ breast cancer, underwent a mastectomy, put in menopause, and started treatment with Decapeptyl + Exemestane. Follow-up appointments are scheduled every six months, including blood/marker tests, abdominal ultrasound, breast ultrasound, consultations with the oncologist and breast surgeon, along with mammograms and gynecological check-ups annually. All of this was in my home country.
I recently moved to the UK, where I met an oncologist who strongly disagrees with my current therapy and suggests stopping it. I also discovered that follow-up procedures here are minimal, involving only a mammogram, not even annually, and a yearly check-up with the breast unit.
I wanted to ask if it is common in the UK to have minimal follow-ups, and what would you do if your current oncologist disagrees with your current therapy?
