Waiting to start treatment

Options
Jag1110
Jag1110 Member Posts: 77
edited June 2014 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

It seems to be taking forever to get my chemotherapy started. It has been 2 1/2 months since this nightmare started and I am just getting more anxious by the minute. Does it usually take so long?

· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • CoolBreeze
    CoolBreeze Member Posts: 4,668
    edited February 2012

    My oncologist starts chemo a month after mastectomy.   I was dx'd in August but didn't start chemo until December.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Jag1110
    Jag1110 Member Posts: 77
    edited February 2012

    Wow, that was a long wait, I would be totally nuts by then. Why so long?

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited February 2012

    jag - why has there been a delay for you?

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mdg
    mdg Member Posts: 3,571
    edited February 2012

    I was DX Dec 13, 2010 and had BMX on Jan 27th.  Chemo started March 2nd. 

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Outfield
    Outfield Member Posts: 1,109
    edited February 2012

    I started chemo a little less than 3 weeks after my BMX.  I was young and healthy so healing well. Surgery was less than 2 weeks after my biopsy.  So yes, this seems like it's taking a long time for you, unless there are healing issues.  I'm so sorry you're having to wait.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Jag1110
    Jag1110 Member Posts: 77
    edited February 2012

    I am healing well it just seems like I have to wait so long for appt. but I actually finally got a start date of Feb. 22nd. I have to go in the day before for a class on nutrition and how to take care of yourself.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited February 2012

    jag - I was diagnosed on 9/27/10, had BMX on 11/1/10 because I had to wait for my surgeon to return from out of the country, and then coordinate with the plastic surgeon.  I did not start chemo until 2/17/11 - a year ago today!  I had 4 surgeries between my BMX and chemo, so I was quite delayed.  Your time frame is actually pretty normal if you have had surgery already - you have to factor in the healing time because you will cease to heal on chemo.  Glad you have a start date, good luck!

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 17,186
    edited February 2012

    Chemo started 5 weeks after BMX. I think they usually start about 4-5 weeks but prefer before 8 weeks.

    But it was 7 weeks from my biopsy to BMX. In the beginning they are in no rush it seems but once you start treatment things move a bit faster.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Gottagetthruit
    Gottagetthruit Member Posts: 4
    edited February 2012

    I just started this week, similar diagnosis time, I know I had to wait 4 weeks after my lumpectomy, but other than that I felt like I was the hold up since I went to quite a few oncologists before deciding where I wanted treatment

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SVB38
    SVB38 Member Posts: 5
    edited February 2012

    OMG!!  I am so with you!  It seems like in the beginning everything moves so fast that you can't think or wrap your brain around it....then BAM.....you are waiting to find out what the treatment plan is!  I have my appt. finally this Friday after 3 weeks of waiting to find out if I have to have chemo or not, so then we can either move on to radiation or not....TOTAL HOLDING PATTERN!!  Hang in there I think the waiting is worse than the treatment sometimes.....

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories