Vegas

During a trip to vegas for our daughters wedding, sept 2017. Brenda suffers a significant vaginal bleed. On our return she is advisied by consultant to consider full hysterectomy as a precautionary measure, telling Brenda she was already dealing with 1 primary breast cancer, she didnt want to be dealing with another. Soon after, Brenda goes on to have full hysterectomy.

Since Brenda was first diagnosed in 2016, suffering loner balk, hip, and pelvic pains. then followed by vaginal bleed. NHS did not see any necessity for any futner medical investigation, obviously feeling as it was, small low grade easily dealt with not requiring masectomy, and unlikely to re-occur.

The difference

If approx 30% of all primary breast cancers metastisise, surely it  should be recognised that more, full and intensive testing strategy should be carried out. Prevention is cheaper than having uncureable patients.

Secondary

From the time Brenda was diagnosed 2016 until 2019 she continues with life as normal then suddenly, wham, she receives an annual until then scan, she is informed something suspicious shows on the scan. We were both very worried  and anxious over the next couple of weeks awaiting the official result / consultation. We have a consultation with DR Oliver Young. He asks why we both looked so worried, I replied asking him him if it was a serious question, he followed up asking what we knew. Brenda advises him on the day of the scan she had been told something suspicions had been identified on the scan. Dr Young tells us that he does fully understand our anxieties, he goes on to say the scan had picked up a small re-occuring primary breast cancer, reasuring Brenda and I it was still cureable.

I find it hard how to express or emphasise how relieved we were. The DR informs Brenda that it was a reoccuring breast cancer tratement and she would require a full masectomy. Brenda was still extremely relieved, almost happy at this. we are advised that as it was a reoccurring cancer, some additional medical test were necessary, but claimed was unlikely to change things. we wear left in the hands of the breast care nurse to talk us through the masectomy procedure, and advised Brenda would recieve an appointment with the surgeon in due course.

Pre masectomy appointment brenda recieves bone scan, and ultra-sound of liver.

Sometime later we attend consultation with the surgeon, DR Kilcarni, same DR who diagnosed brenda 3 yrs earlier with small primary breast cancer, easily dealt with not requiring a masectomy, we both immediately noticed there was no breast care nurse present, there this is unusual Brenda knew immediately there was something wrong, DR Kilcarni appeared, awkward and embarrassed. He went on to say that, sadly we would not be considering a masectomy as the bone scan, liver ultra-sound had confirmed her cancer had metasised. However he did say that if treatment was helpful he could revisit the possibility of the masectomy.