Long wait for biopsy results

Hi 

I found a dent in my breast, referred to breast clinic under the 2 week pathway.  This was the 7th June.  I recieved my referral and attended the breast clinic on 18th June.  The carried out a mammogram, 3D mammogram, ultrasound and a biopsy.  Before leaving I seen a consultant who said nothing more than you’ll hear back with in 2 weeks.  
next day I received a text with a letter to my GP attached saying left breast U5 and M5 41mm x 21 mm consistent with malignancy.  Obviously I panicked and been having panic attacks. 
I called the breast clinic and was told I’d get a call back - which I didn’t receive.   I have called almost every day, and they been pretty useless, one person even told me they lost my notes.  Today I went back to the clinic and asked for answers, only to be told I’m not going to be seen until 18th July due to leave and sickness of the doctors at the centre.  

I do feel ve been treated pretty bad, I thought there was a 28 day turnaround for these things, but the time I get my results it would have been 6 weeks.  
has anyone every received a letter saying M5 and U5 and it be wrong? is it right to think, as they are obviously not in a rush the news isn’t going to be bad? 

Thanks 

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  • Hi lovely, how are you doing?  Have you had your appointment? 

  • Hi, 

    yes, after a bit of a balls up, they called me, I have stage 2 breast cancer in left breast.  
    I am going up Monday for the finer details, but they have provisionally booked me in for surgery end of August. 
    I need to have a CT scan before then but so far looks like it hasn’t spread.  
    not sure yet if it will be a lumpectomy or mastectomy.  

    im doing surprising ok.  Still feels a bit surreal, but looks like I caught it early enough.  

  • Hi 

    (not sure if this will be a duplicate as I typed something then it vanished.) 

    after a bit of a balls up, they called me, I have type 2 breast cancer in left breast.  
    Need to have a CT scan to check it hasn’t spread but from previous scans looks like it hasn’t (fingers crossed) Booked in for surgery at end of August.  Not sure it it’s a lumpectomy or mastectomy.  As the conversation was over the phone, need to go up next week and go over finer details.  

    if all feels a bit surreal, but I feel ok at the moment, early days and still processing.  

  • You can cope much better when you know for sure, all the waiting to be told does nothing for your mental health. I'm sorry you got that diagnosis but at least now you can start moving forward. Good luck for your next appointment, fingers crossed for you !