She joined clinical trials at the time, and has since been monitored by the Allan Blair Cancer Centre in Pasqua Hospital. Regina resident Cheryl Harvey, 59, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. Rogers told CBC she is feeling more physically tired as the weeks pass. She has been told that it may be in the third or fourth week of November, which would mean she'd have waited three months since the initial referral. When you feel like you have to go elsewhere, in order to just get a diagnosis … it's bad. "Being here in Saskatchewan feels like you're not living in Canada, where health care is supposed to be accessible. Meanwhile, Rogers said she spoke with a representative for the Ministry of Health who told her that if she were to get her breast biopsy out of province, the procedure and travel would not be covered by the Saskatchewan government. government vows to 'build and protect' province in throne speech Rally in Regina aims to draw attention to Sask.Rogers's doctor made a second breast biopsy referral, which included an update about the urgency. 21, Rogers again saw her doctor, who confirmed the lump on her left breast had grown substantially in the five weeks since her ultrasound appointment. And that's not OK." I've been really trying hard to stay in the anger stage, because if you go to the acceptance phase, you stop fighting. They can't do anything about it. They can't push people closer. And you know what? For everyone they push closer, they have to leave someone else behind. Rogers is adamant that she does not blame the health professionals for the backlog. Another month was added to her wait time. She said she reached out to the Ministry of Health to inquire about the wait times and was informed that the Breast Assessment Centre at the Regina Pasqua Hospital was still working on referrals from the end of July. Brian Goldman) 5 weeks and countingĪt five weeks post-ultrasound, Rogers still had no biopsy appointment. The lump on Rogers' right breast was not seen as urgent.Ī health-care profesional looks at images taken during a breast biopsy. They revealed she needed a biopsy on her left breast, as the lump had grown since it was detected and because of her family history.Ī biopsy would reveal if the lump is cancerous, which would put her on the road to treatment and possibly surgery. Rogers received her ultrasound results on Aug. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says screenings, like ultrasounds, fell behind during the pandemic and that a backlog still exists. He immediately referred her for an ultrasound. Despite her doctor's persistence and concern, Rogers did not get her ultrasound until Aug. On June 16, her doctor found another lump in her right breast. Lindsay Rogers, who has a family history of breast cancer, found a lump in her left breast in April. As recently as last week she was told her breast biopsy was delayed yet another month, and her fear and frustration build with each delay. A 35-year-old Regina woman has been waiting months to find out if she has breast cancer.
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