My breast cancer journey - a timeline of events
What follows is a timeline of defining moments in my journey to date. Updated on 9 April 2024. 2019 8 July 2019: Routine mammogram 9 July 2019: Second opinion mammogram 11 July 2019: Fine needle aspiration 23 July 2019: The family doctor tells me that I have breast cancer 1-3 August 2019: Hospitalised for a surgical biopsy 30 Aug-1 Sep 2019: Hospitalised for bilateral mastectomy and direct-to-implant reconstruction 27-29 September 2019: Hospitalised for debridement of the wounds 25 October 2019: Start with chemotherapy ( Taxol once a week - 18 treatment cycles) 13-14 November 2019: Hospitalised to remove the right implant 22 November 2019: Start with Herceptin injections (once every three weeks - 15 treatment cycles) 2020 6 March 2020: Last chemotherapy session! 27 March 2020: COVID-19 lockdown 9 April 2020: Start Tamoxifen hormone-blocking therapy 6-8 May 2020: Hospitalised to insert a tissue expander in the right breast 20 November 2020: Last Herceptin injection! &