When diagnosed through ON Screening Program

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lenamir
lenamir Member Posts: 15
edited June 2014 in Canadians Affected by Breast Cancer
When diagnosed through ON Screening Program
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  • lenamir
    lenamir Member Posts: 15
    edited August 2010

    Ladies,

    My mom (64) got scheduled the Diagnostic Mammo / US post abnormal screening. Also, Her GP received the report and scheduled the F/Up app't 1 week after the Diagnostic App't.

    Mom is melting and so is the rest of the family. Is this a normal process that the OBSP reports the results directly to the GP and NOT to you at the time of the follow up? What was your experience with it? 

    Also, who / when does biopsies when/if recommended? 

    Thank you for sharing your experiences if you went through this program. Any insights will be helpful and much appreciated!

    Lena

     

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited September 2010

    Lena -- I went through the OBSP and was personally contacted 2 days later for a F/Up diagnostic and US.  They said they wanted a "clearer" picture Frown.  Perhaps in your Mom's case, the results were immediately electronically transferred to her GP and maybe the OBS Centre simply prefers to handle it that way. 

    Sending best wishes for a B9 result for your Mom.

    Linda

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  • lenamir
    lenamir Member Posts: 15
    edited September 2010

    Linda

    Thank you for posting back - they did contact my mom  2 days later to sched a f/up app't for Mammogram and US. The f/u appointment is 3 weeks away from the date of the first one and the nurse on the phone mentioned "it's not urgent". Is this how your timeline worked as well?

    Thanks, Lena

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited September 2010

    Lena - I was given an appt for the following week, but had to postpone it for a week because I was going to be out of town.  There wasn't a sense of "it's got to be seen immediately" because the screening mammo showed "something" but certainly no indication of what that "something" might be.  And that was coupled by the fact that no lump could be felt.  However, within a 3-week period, I had the F/U digital mammo and US, and then a biopsy.  This all happened just before Christmas, and then I had surgery in January.

    The vast majority of breast cancers are slow-growing and waiting 3 weeks is really not significant.  And do remember that 80% of all suspicious "somethings" do indeed turn out to be B9.

    Best,   Linda

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  • lenamir
    lenamir Member Posts: 15
    edited September 2010

    Linda - thank you for being patient with me here so late at night... Last question - did they do the biopsy at the same time of the mamo and US?

    thank you and all the best to you too!

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited September 2010

    No, the biopsy was done a week later.

    You're welcome!

    Hugs, Linda

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