Looking after your emotional wellbeing is also a very important part of your ongoing care, maybe even years after your first treatment. Some women feel anxious or depressed for several years, particularly about the possibility of the cancer coming back. If you do feel anxious or depressed, or if you have any other concerns, support is available.
Talk with your doctors or other health care professionals about any worries you may have. If you feel you’d like more support, ask to be referred to a specialist such as a counsellor, psychologist or psychiatrist.
You may need treatment and care in addition to the regular follow-up appointments. In between the appointments you may find a breast lump, breast change, or other symptoms. If this happens, do not wait until the regular appointment. See your GP or specialist as soon as possible.
See your GP or specialist as soon as possible if you:
- feel a lump in either breast, or in the breast tissue left on your chest after mastectomy
- have any other symptoms in either breast, such as nipple discharge
- develop any other symptoms that concern you.
