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Newly diagnosed early stage breast cancer

Jo17812
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Hi everyone, I've just been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.  Can I ask how long people waited for a lumpectomy?  This will be the start of my treatment and i'm now waiting for the surgery date.  I have read on the NHS Cancer Guidelines surgery should be within 31 days of diagnosis but I know the NHS still has a backlog of patients awaiting surgery.

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    Hi I have just joined today. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on January 23rd, had several other tests and had a mastectomy on 28th February. Initially they thought I could have a lumpectomy but the mri showed it was larger so the plan was changed. 
    I can only give praise to the NHS for their care and understanding, I could not have asked for better care. I am now just over a week from the op and doing really well, much better than I expected. Good luck fir your treatment x

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    So sorry your diagnosis changed from what you were expecting but I hope you are now recovering well. Thank you for taking the time to reply x

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