Seemingly long wait for appt w/surgeon...

Hi Hummingbird, my dx is the same as yours. I had biopsy on 12/29/14, received dx on 1/5/15, met with surgeon next day and lumpectomy on 1/12/15. So 2 weeks from biopsy to surgery. I was also told that since the cancer was contained and slow growing (even at grade 3), it would have been ok to wait a bit longer.

Any amount of wait time feels like too long at this stage. You just want to get your action plan in place! Good luck to you!

In large busy hospitals it's hard to get operating room time so don't be alarmed if you have to wait for surgery too after you meet the surgeon. I had to wait for results of genetic testing so I could decide between unilateral mastectomy or bilateral mastectomy. That took a month.

Hi Mia, DCIS (even grade 3 with comedonecrosis) is not an aggressive diagnosis. I had an initial biopsy in late May (of the year I was diagnosed), it showed atypical cells (something called atypical ductal hyperplasia, which is high risk for bc).  Not being worried and having lots of summer plans, I put off the excisional (surgical) biopsy, (otherwise known as a lumpectomy) until the end of July, which showed extensive DCIS (all high grade with comedonecrosis and no clean margins).  I sought a second opinion at another facility (NCI Cancer Center).  My first re-excision surgery to get clean margins was in October, and the second was at the end of October, and the radiation did not commence until January.  I was seen at one of the most well-known hospitals in the world, and they didn't have any concerns about the waits, so I didn't either.  The only risk with DCIS is that there could be invasive cancer also, either in microscopic form (most common) or more extensive, but that is usually caught very early.  Not, to get you crazy, but the wait shouldn't be a problem.  You can always ask to be notified of a cancellation, or try to find another surgeon somewhere else.

I go to an NCI cancer center staffed clinic. It took from first of November until mid April to get through mammo, diagnostic mammo, stereotactic & excisional biopsies. I knew if they had determined it was crucial that my testing would have been accelerated

I know the feeling of just wanting it done with. Still, it is not an emergency and the time frame seems perfectly reasonable. Yes, you will find women here who had things done more quickly, and those who had things take longer. I was diagnosed in early July and had my bmx in early September. I needed this time in order to get a second opinion, research and make decisions about reconstruction and then coordinate the schedules of the surgeon and plastic surgeon I chose. I needed to feel 100% comfortable with all of my decisions and, again, it wasn't an emergency. Best wishes

hummingbird...I had a long process. My screening and diagnostic mammos were in early Nov 2014. Had an appt. with bs within 2 weeks and stereotactic biopsy planned for early Dec. After an hour in the room, they could not do it for technical reasons so I had to do an excisional biopsy on Dec. 17. It wasn't until Feb. 3 that I had my re-excision to get clean margins and SNB. The waiting was horrible. Sometimes it takes a while to get everything scheduled with imaging (wire insertion or SNB prep) and your surgeon's availability in the OR. Then you get to wait again for path results. My thoughts are with you.

from biopsy to lx was 8 weeks. this time around biopsy to lx will be 4 weeks.. all strictly based on scheduling compatibility not urgency.