How long did you wait between diagnosis and surgery?

I was dx on the wed before thanksgiving. I was scheduled for my wire guided localization on dec 29th when I went to have the wire placed the radiologist refused saying I had to much DCIS for a lumpectomy the surgery was cancelled. I saw my surgeon the next day and  that afternoon I went to another radiologist for a second opinion which turned into a 2nd and 3rd since another radiologist was in and also view the mammo they had me retake at there imaging center,  It was then decided that this radiologist would do my wire placement. The only problem was there is about a 20 mile distance between the Imaging ctr and the hospital and the rad dr was going to be away the following week well it took 2 weeks to get schedules together and on Jan 15th I had the lumpectomy. I had goods margins and I am healing well. I will start my rads on next monday 2/15

I did feel like you I didnt care I just wanted it out.  I even went with the second opinion surgeon that i had to wait for to get an appoint since he was out with knee surgery himself over the Christmas holiday. I  am glad I waited I was so scared I went in the office of both surgeons saying I wanted a mastectomy  the 1st surgeon didnt try to talk me out of it he just said he would get an ultrasound done and that was it. The second surgeon said he would not recommened a mx and he explained to me that he could not in clear conscious give me a mastectomy from the reports he had, and that he would feel horrible if he did and the pathology report came back that I only had that small area of DCIS. So that gave me a better feeling that he felt pretty confident that I was going to be ok. I am so glad I didnt go for the gusto I feel it would have been overkill and unnecessary surgery for me. Good Luck to you and make the decisions that you feel are right for you remember it is you decision reguardless...Pat

I waited a month to see the surgeon I wanted.  Then, I had 2 lumpectomies over the next month that failed to achieve clean margins.  I was being pushed to have a MX and could not wrap my brain around losing a breast, so I put everything on "auto-ignore" for about 3 months.  My husband and kids kept harranging me so I finally gave in and had a MX/immediate DIEP about 4 1/2 months after my initial DCIS diagnosis.  I had over 11 cm of high grade DCIS, but despite the delay, had no nodal invovlement, no microinvasion and required no further treatment beyond the MX. 

Waiting is the worst, but you will get through it.  I wish you a good path report and a quick recovery.

3 1/2 months from biopsy to fully bi-lateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (TE's).    I was taking the time to yes do all the consults but also to do as much of my own research as possible..  Good luck!

I had mammogram two Mondays before Thanksgiving. Had biopsy for one suspicious area of calc. theMonday of Thanksgiving week. Found out the Monday after Thanksgiving that I had DCIS with some high-grade looking areas.

 Visited a bunch of breast surgeons; got sick of seeing breast surgeons and chose one with an excellent rep at a pretty good hospital, tho found out from her that radiologist wanted me to have a second biopsy in light of path. results on another area of same breast. The three of us decided that it would be ok to have the biopsy along with the lumnpectomy (will mean two wire insertions) and it's scheduled for March 2.

I wish it could be sooner but that's just how all the schedules worked out, and most everyone was pretty reassuring that a few weeks wasn't goign to make a difference.

I had my very first mammo on Nov. 4- Radiologist saw calcifications, went in for sterotatic biopsy Nov 24, Pathology positinve Nov. 28.  Had lumpectomey Jan 7, began radiation Feb. 9.

Mammogram 24th Sept, Call back from screening centre 7th October, Biopsy 10th October, Results 13th October, Surgeon appt 16th Oct, surgery 21st October. The longest delay was getting a call back from the Breast Screen place as it's run by the government - basically they aren't very efficient over here.

my tumor was found by accident so there was no preparation. Still, I was in surgery for lumpectomy almost immediately after biopsy and path report. squeaky wheel gets the grease and I had to push for surgery. Good luck, SV

From what my surgeon said DCIS is very slow growing and that I had probably had it for years.  I was diagnosed October 3 and had bilateral mastectomy on December 19.  I don't think 6 weeks is a long time.  I really can't say if I wasn't all that anxious about getting it out of me because I believe I ws in shock right up until surgery.  I did elect a bilateral mastectomy because I didn't want to ever worry about it again.  As it turned out, despite mammogram, ultra sound and MRI showing any abnormality, there was DCIS on the other side so it was just as well that I had both removed.

Good luck.

DSJ, You'll make it through all this. We all have...even when we didn't know if we could or what the next step would be. It's a scary, uncertain path. But once you've gone down it and look back, it's such a feeling of relief and becomes a memory. That'll happen to you too! Hang in there and may God's leading, guiding hand be on you.

I had my stereotactic biopsy on Nov. 30. My surgeon told me on Dec. 7 that is was DCIS, and I had my lumpectomy 2 days later, on Dec. 9. Because of the Christmas holiday and the fact that my surgeon was going on vacation for a week, they were somehow able to squeeze me in for surgery. It was nice to get the surgery overwith quickly, but looking back, I should have taken more time to do some research and ask questions. Not sure it was the smartest thing to move ahead so quickly, but it all turned out fine in the end. I am just finished my second week of radiation.