Breast surgery on August 23 for infiltrating second-degree carcinoma, still awaiting histological report. This is the story of Anna, fictitious name, 49 years old, employee, two children.
It all started on May 9th with a routine mammogram. Anna had nothing, no symptoms, and she didn't notice anything strange when she palpated her. Her age pushed her to undergo the exam, which she did in a private facility in Cagliari. The mammogram revealed a mass. A histological exam was needed to dispel any doubts.
The woman confidently turns to the Policlinico di Monserrato , where she will be followed throughout the course of the disease. After a long wait, on June 4, Anna discovers from the doctor that the blood sample was taken badly, it must be repeated.
It's June 25th. Time passes and an MRI confirms that the tumor has grown, but without the histological report the machine stops: the operation (which could have been done at the end of July) is cancelled. The results of the second test arrive only on August 6th, the operation is performed on August 23rd.
To this day, Anna does not know how the operation went, nor if and what treatment she needs.
In the video, the interview during which the 49-year-old talks about the anguish and devastating wait she lives in.
She stopped working, she turned to a specialist for sleep disorders and more. In her cozy home on the outskirts of Cagliari, where she grows roses to cheat her fear, she has been waiting for over two months for news about her future. Will she live or die? What should she tell her two children?