One Year Followup

ThinkingPositive

Hope everyone is doing well! I have come up on my 1 year.... Diagnosed Sept, Mastectomy Oct. When I was at the breast surgeon last year for my followup to my mastectomy, they had me fill out a reminder appt card for my one year. I still have not received that card in the mail, so I called the office today and they have no idea why I did not receive, but yes, I am due for my one year followup on Nov. 7th. But they have no appts available until Dec. 21st. I said that is unacceptable. First of all, is one year normal followup for breast cancer with mastectomy? What should I expect as far as testing. mammography/ultrasound ( i have a dense breast), MRI? Would like to know what others get for followup visits and should i have had a followup with BS sooner? I just keep thinking that things just get messed up for me. Never saw the Breast Navigator in the cancer center until after I finished chemo... no scans as they are not protocol, no tumor markers as they do not run them as they feel not accurate??

Confused and worried...

Any info to calm me down would be greatly appreciated!!!!

AKJ

It's been a little over a year for me since I ended treatment. I see my MO every 4 months. He said that after 2 years we'd go to every 6 months. Because of family history I get a breast MRI every year in addition to my mammogram. When I see him he just does a general checkup and pokes around my scar and lymph nodes. He asks how I'm doing on the anastrazole and renews my prescription. No blood work or scans. He says tumor marker tests are unreliable

Nancy2581

It was a year for me last June. I see either my MO or RO every 3 months. In June I had a mammo and an ultrasound. Having another ultrasound in December. My MO does blood work every 3 months including tumor markers.

Nancy

AKJ

ASCO guidelines for followup:

http://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy/asco-c...

ThinkingPositive

thanks AK