This is probably a silly question as I’m sure it can vary widely but…

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When they finally call you in for surgery, how much notice do they give you? A few days? Weeks? Months? I just finished all my further testing (CT scan, bone scan and lymph node biopsy) a little over a week ago. I’m assuming they are waiting on results and coordination between the plastic surgeon and the surgeon that’s going to be removing my breast, along with a time that works for them and an available operating room. My son turns 6 in less than two weeks, his birthday party is in just over three weeks, and I have a concert that we bought tickets to go to way before I had any sort of diagnosis coming up close to the end of April. I want to keep living my life in the meantime, but I’m scared they are going to call me up any minute and say “hey we have you booked in for tomorrow morning!” Although at the same time that wouldn’t be a terrible thing either! I’m just a planner and I like to prepare!

Sorry I used the conversation flair, but maybe this is more of a rant since it’s been something I’ve been thinking about a lot and just want off my mind.

Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC

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