Timeline
For patients having a lumpectomy »
1-2 weeks after you sign consent for surgery
Your surgeon's office will call you with:
- Your surgery date
- The date and time of any other appointments you need
Contacts:
- Dr. Nicole Look-Hong: 416-480-4210
- Dr. Amanda Roberts: 416-480-5000 ext. 3255
- Dr. Frances Wright: 416-480-4210
The pre-anesthesia clinic will call you with the date and time of your telephone or hospital assessment.
1-2 weeks before your surgery
Pre-anesthesia Assessment (Hospital or Telephone Appointment):
Please make a note of the date and time of the assessment.
Check-in location for in-hospital assessment appointments:
Pre-anesthesia Clinic
B-wing, first floor,
Room 11 (B1-11)
For some patients, 1 to 2 days before your surgery
Seed Injection (Localization) Appointment:
Please make a note of the date and time of the appointment.
Location:
Breast Imaging Department
M-wing, sixth floor,
Room 205 (M6 205)
416-480-4337
1 business day before your surgery
The Same Day Surgery clerk will call you between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to tell you when you need to arrive at the hospital to register for your surgery.
The day of your surgery
Please make a note of the date and time of your surgery.
Registration Location:
Please make note of your registration location.
- MG 502 (M-wing, ground floor, room 502)
- M6 205 (M-wing, sixth floor, room 502)
2-3 weeks after your surgery
Post-Operation Appointment for Results
Please make note of your appointment date and time.
Location:
Breast Centre
M-wing, 6th floor
Room 412 (M6-412)
For patients having a lumpectomy and axillary lymph node dissection »
1-2 weeks after you sign consent for surgery
Your surgeon's office will call you with:
- Your surgery date
- Breast cancer surgery education class date
- The date and time of any other appointments you need
Contacts:
- Dr. Nicole Look-Hong: 416-480-4210
- Dr. Amanda Roberts: 416-480-5000 ext. 3255
- Dr. Frances Wright: 416-480-4210
The pre-anesthesia clinic will call you with the date and time of your telephone or hospital assessment.
1-2 weeks before your surgery
Breast Cancer Surgery Education Class
Please make a note of the date and time of this class.
Locations for this class:
- Breast Centre
M-wing, 6th floor,
Room 412 (M6-412) - Virtual Teaching
More information about this class:
- This class will help you learn about what to expect and how to manage your care after your breast cancer surgery. Your surgeon highly recommends that you attend.
- This class may be done virtually.
- If it is done in person, the class is held every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Breast Centre, M-wing, 6th floor, room 412 (M6-412).
- Your surgeon’s office will provide you with a date to attend the class. It will likely be scheduled on the same day as your pre-anesthesia assessment appointment.
- You will meet the team members involved in your after surgery care and be given the chance to ask questions.
- You will be shown how to manage your drain.
- You will be shown and practise the exercises that are important to do after surgery
1-2 weeks before your surgery
Pre-anesthesia Assessment (Hospital or Telephone Appointment):
Please make a note of the date and time of the assessment.
Check-in location for in-hospital assessment appointments:
Pre-anesthesia Clinic
B-wing, ground floor,
Room 11 (B1 11)
Up to 1 week before your surgery
Seed Injection (Localization) Appointment:
Please make a note of the date and time of your appointment.
Location:
Breast Imaging Department
M-wing, 6th floor, room 205 (M6 205)
Phone: 416-480-4337
1 business day before your surgery
The Same Day Surgery clerk will call you between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to tell you when you need to arrive at the hospital to register for your surgery.
The day of your surgery
Please make a note of the date and time of your surgery.
Registration Location:
Please make note of your registration location.
- MG 502 (M-wing, ground floor, room 502)
- M6 205 (M-wing, 6th floor, room 502)
2-3 weeks after your surgery
Post-Operation Appointment for Results
Please make note of your appointment date and time.
Location:
Breast Centre
M Wing, 6th floor
Room 412 (M6 412)
For patients having a lumpectomy and a sentinel lymph node biopsy »
1-2 weeks after you sign consent for surgery
Your surgeon's office will call you with:
- Your surgery date
- The date and time of any other appointments you need
Contacts:
- Dr. Nicole Look-Hong: 416-480-4210
- Dr. Amanda Roberts: 416-480-5000 ext. 3255
- Dr. Frances Wright: 416-480-4210
The pre-anesthesia clinic will call you with the date and time of your telephone or hospital assessment.
1-2 weeks before your surgery
Pre-anesthesia Assessment (Hospital or Telephone Appointment):
Please make a note of the date and time of the assessment.
Check-in location for in-hospital assessment appointments:
Pre-anesthesia Clinic
B-wing, 1st floor,
Room 11 (B1 11)
1 to 2 days before your surgery
Seed Injection (Localization) Appointment:
Please make a note of the date and time of the assessment.
Location:
Breast Imaging Department
M-wing, 6th floor,
Room 205 (M6 205)
416-480-4337
1 business day before your surgery
The Same Day Surgery clerk will call you between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to tell you when you need to arrive at the hospital to register for your surgery.
The day before your surgery or the same day as your surgery
Sentinel Node Injection Appointment
Please make a note of the date and time of your appointment.
Location:
Nuclear Medicine Department*
A-wing, ground floor, room 21 (AG 21)
416-480-4360
*Check in first at M-wing, ground floor, room 502 (MG 502) if this appointment is the same day as surgery
The day of your surgery
Please make a note of the date and time of your surgery.
Registration Location:
Please make note of your registration location.
- MG 502 (M-wing, ground floor, room 502)
- M6 205 (M-Wing, 6th floor, room 502)
- AG 21 (A-wing, ground floor, room 21)
2-3 weeks after your surgery
Post-Operation Appointment for Results
Please make note of your appointment date and time.
Location:
Breast Centre
M-wing, 6th floor
Room 412 (M6 412)
