To someone who has never had Cancer or any other major illness you might be a bit surprised as to what goes on and how many appointments you need to have, it may come as quite a shock, but below you will find the current list of Jo’s appointments since she felt her lump back in January 2016. You may see how this will dominate your life. 113 and counting.
| Date | Appointment Type | Location |
| 3/1/16 | Lump found | |
| 4/1/16 | Investigation | Doctors Surgery |
| 20/1/16 | Ultra sound, biopsy, mammogram | Brighton Breast Care Centre |
| 21/1/16 | Blood test | Doctors Surgery |
| 26/1/16 | MRI Scan | Esperance Hospital Eastbourne |
| 3/2/16 | Diagnosis | Brighton Breast Care Centre |
| 9/2/16 | Oncology | Brighton Breast Care Centre |
| 19/2/16 | Bone scan & dye injection | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 22/2/16 | Breast marker inserted, ultrasound, mammogram | Brighton Breast Care Centre |
| 23/2/16 | Chemotherapy introduction | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 23/2/16 | CT Scan & dye injection | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 24/2/16 | Genetic Blood Testing | Guys Hospital |
| 26/2/16 | Chemotherapy 1 FECT | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 17/3/16 | Blood test | Doctors Surgery |
| 18/3/16 | Chemotherapy 2 FECT | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 7/4/16 | Blood Test | Doctors Surgery |
| 8/4/16 | Oncology | Brighton Breast Care Centre |
| 8/4/16 | Chemotherapy 3 FECT | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 20/4/16 | Bladder Scan | Princess Royal Hospital |
| 28/4/16 | Blood Test | Doctors Surgery |
| 29/4/16 | Chemotherapy 4 FECT | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 19/5/16 | Blood Test | Doctors Surgery |
| 20/5/16 | Chemotherapy 5 Docetaxel | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 23/5/16 | MRI Scan | Nuffield Woodingdean |
| 27/5/16 | Oncology | Brighton Breast Care Clinic |
| 2/6/16 | Bladder Scan | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 3/6/16 | Bladder Diagnosis | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 7/6/16 | Bladder pre op | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 9/6/16 | Bladder operation & chemotherapy | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 10/6/16 | Blood Test | Doctors Surgery |
| 13/6/16 | Chemotherapy 6 Docetaxel | Royal Sussex County Hospital |
| 15/6/16 | Consultation | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 28/6/16 | Pre op | Nuffield Woodingdean |
| 7/7/16 | Lumpectomy | Nuffield Woodingdean |
| 13/7/16 | Post op check up | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 19/7/16 | Lymph Fluid Drain | Nuffield Woodingdean |
| 27/7/16 | Lymph Fluid Drain | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 29/7/16 | Oncology | Breast Care Clinic |
| 1/8/16 | Lymph Fluid Drain | Montefiore |
| 2/8/16 | Radiotherapy Consultation | Montefiore |
| 9/8/16 | Radiotherapy Introduction | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 9/8/16 | Breast Seroma Infection | Doctors Surgery |
| 12/8/16 | Check up | Nuffield Woodingdean |
| 15/8/16 | Radiotherapy CT Scan & Planning | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 17/8/16 | Radiotherapy Consultation | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 24/8/16 | Radiotherapy 1 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 25/8/16 | Radiotherapy 2 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 26/8/16 | Radiotherapy 3 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 30/8/16 | Radiotherapy 4 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 31/8/16 | Radiotherapy 5 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 1/9/16 | Radiotherapy 6 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 2/9/16 | Radiotherapy 7 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 5/9/16 | Radiotherapy 8 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 6/9/16 | Radiotherapy 9 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 9/9/16 | Radiotherapy 10 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 10/9/16 | Radiotherapy 11 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 12/9/16 | Radiotherapy 12 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 13/8/16 | Radiotherapy 13 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 14/9/16 | Radiotherapy 14 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 15/9/16 | Radiotherapy 15 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 16/9/16 | Radiotherapy 16 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 19/9/16 | Radiotherapy 17 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 20/9/16 | Radiotherapy 18 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 21/9/16 | Radiotherapy 19 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 22/9/16 | Radiotherapy 20 | Genesis Care West Malling |
| 29/9/16 | Flexible Cystoscopy | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 10/11/16 | Oncology | Montefiore |
| 3/2/17 | Consultation Lymphedema | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 9/3/17 | Signed off work (stress) | Doctors Surgery |
| 13/4/17 | Flexible Cystoscopy | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 25/4/17 | Pre op & blood test | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 27/4/17 | Bladder operation | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 25/5/17 | Lump detected | Montefiore |
| 31/5/17 | Mammogram | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 7/6/17 | Consultation & Ultrasound Scan | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 3/10/17 | Cellulitis & Breast Lymphodema | Montefiore |
| 12/12/17 | Consultation | Montefiore |
| 18/1/18 | Flexible Cystoscopy | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 22/2/18 | Consultation | Montefiore |
| 12/3/18 | Ultrasound Scan | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 27/4/18 | Referred re lump | Montefiore |
| 30/4/18 | CT Scan | Montefiore |
| 1/5/18 | Mammogram, CT Scan, Ultrasound Scan, Core Biopsy to Breast & Neck | Montefiore |
| 9/5/18 | Diagnosis | Montefiore |
| 10/5/18 | Pre op | Montefiore |
| 11/5/18 | Mastectomy Operation | Montefiore |
| 17/5/18 | Pico Bandage Removal | Montefiore |
| 21/5/18 | Consultation | Montefiore |
| 22/5/18 | Final Dressing Removal | Montefiore |
| 29/5/18 | Lymph Fluid Drain | Montefiore |
| 4/6/18 | Portacath fitted | Montefiore |
| 7/6/18 | Lymph Fluid Drain | Montefiore |
| 11/6/18 | Portacath dressing removal & Blood Test | Montefiore |
| 11/6/18 | Lymph Fluid Drain | Nuffield Hayward’s Heath |
| 12/6/18 | Chemotherapy 1 Carboplatin & Capecitobine | Montefiore |
| 3/7/18 | Blood Test | Montefiore |
| 4/7/18 | Chemotherapy 2 Carboplatin & Capecitobine | Montefiore |
| 5/7/18 | Consultation | Montefiore |
| 17/7/18 | High Temperature | Princess Royal Hospital |
| 23/7/18 | Blood Test | Montefiore |
| 23/7/18 | Consultation | Montefiore |
| 24/7/18 | Punch Biopsy, CT Scan | Montefiore |
| 26/7/18 | Blood Transfusion | Montefiore |
| 30/7/18 | Consultation | Montefiore |
| 1/8/18 | Chemotherapy 3 Carboplatin & Capecitobine | Montefiore |
| 21/8/18 | Blood Test | Montefiore |
| 22/8/18 | Chemotherapy 4 Carboplatin & Capecitobine | Montefiore |
| 30/8/18 | Consultation | Montefiore |
| 11/9/18 | Blood Test | Montefiore |
| 11/8/18 | Cross Match | Montefiore |
| 13/9/18 | Blood Transfusion | Monte |
| 18/9/18 | Blood Test | Montefiore |
| 19/9/18 | Chemotherapy 5 Carboplatin & Capecitobine | Montefiore |
| 1/10/18 | Consultation | Montefiore |
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[…] them, in the under three years since Jo was diagnosed originally we have had over 100 appointments (see here) You need to think of hospital instead of being a place of sickness and death but to a place of […]
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