Triple assessment
Hi.
I found a lump.Female48
Doc thinks it might be a blocked duct. Sent referral letter on the Thursday.. I got a call to come the following Wednesday for an assessment.
A mammogram would have been done that afternoon following the initial assessment but there was a radiographer after ringing in sick.
So, they said they would write out.
I got an appointment in the post, inviting me to appointment on 1.6.2022,(initial appt on 27th April).
Can I take comfort that it might not be urgent as there was a 5 week delay.?
Also, is the triple assessment standard for all lumps, or should that make me worry.
I am trying not to be worried, but I have discomfort and wonder should I have fought for an earlier appointment?
I have been trying to research these questions but not getting many answers..
Kind regards
Deirdre
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Hi Deirdre
As you are experiencing discomfort I suggest that you ring the clinic and ask for the first available cancellation if only to set your mind at rest. As far as I’m aware they do a mammogram first and if the radiologist is concerned about the lump they then do an ultrasound and biopsy. Most lumps turn out to be benign. Hopefully yours will but if it doesn’t you will receive the best treatment possible so try not to worry too much. Try and keep busy until your appointment so that you don’t have to think about it too much.
I was diagnosed with grade 3 triple negative just over a year and a half ago and after having chemo, surgery, and radiotherapy I have been cancer free for just over a year.
Wishing you the best of luck with your mammogram and let us know how you got on.
Best wishes
Jenni53