Just spoke to mom and dad after they came home around 10 pm. Apparently, the breast specialist in public hospital told mom that the growth is on stage 2, not stage 3. Surgery will take place on Friday next week to remove both breasts. This would be followed by 1 month of recovery. I am not sure on the precise date mom will be referred to the oncologist but it will be done after the surgery. After the 1 month recovery, mom would have to undergo 3.5 months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
I am quite surprised at the combined usage of both treatments. Is it really necessary for mom to be exposed to so much harmful radiation over such a period of time? Anyway, since the specialist is not the one administering the treatments, I believe we will get concrete answers on the extent of the treatments required once mom sees the oncologist.
Dad meanwhile complained about the overall services of the private hospital. Apparently, after being told last Friday on the unavailability of the results, both my parents visited the private hospital again on Saturday. They waited for 2 hours just to see a needle biopsy report which contains ambiguous wordings with no signature. Dad finds that highly unprofessional and complained that his lab does things better.
Grueling time ahead...Well, all said and done, I told him that we should listen to the expert i.e. the specialist. I related the experience from a few friends with relatives who undergo surgery anyway to remove benign growths. That sort of placate him. In some ways, he doesn't want mom to go through so much hassle for nothing. I am quite sure no one wants to go under the knife just for fun.
Sigh, it will be at least 5 long grueling months ahead for mom...
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