Surgery and Chemotherapy

[asuprpixie]

How long does the oncologist generally wait between surgery (hysterectomy) and chemotherapy?  

[butterflytc]

cancer found during surgery Dec 8th, week recovery, port installed in chest, first chemo Dec 28th...all happened very fast for me. Good luck
butterflytc

[crecco]

As someone said, all Drs are different. I had 8 rounds of chemo first, then debulking surgery.  6 weeks after surgery I was put on maintenance chemo.
   Chris

[asuprpixie]

Thanks for the feedback....I get more answers and information on here than I do from my oncologist!

[vegas2cr]

I should add for other women.. that I had exploratory laparotomy then chemo then my debulking surgery... different ways for other countries...

[SudiQD]

M ine ended up being 10 weeks.  I had to heal my sternum to pubic bone incision that got  infecions at various spots along it.  I had blanket chemo during surgery so they weren't in a rush,I guess. I just completed my 3rd treatment today and am looking to get good results on CT scan and CA 125  tests next Thursday.  The doc originally told me it would be 6 weeks till chemo started but he wanted my incision to fully heal.

[msjazz]

I think it was 4 weeks for me. Same when I had surgery last oct, restarted in Nov..with chemo.

[Kimchi]

I was scheduled to start chemo 3 weeks after my hysto and lab report confirmed it was OC.

[elizza]

My mom's oncologist started chemo 3 weeks after surgery.

[marie3B]

Mine was around 6 weeks. Surgery June 16th.  Chemo July 18th. I guess that is less than 6 wks.  Chemo brain again!

[survivor_susie]

Mine waited 6 weeks, long enough for a full recovery first.

[vegas2cr]

All oncologists are different but the average is about 3 weeks... Good luck.. Ronnii