Bi rads 4

Colz83

I posted in the worried thread but am now further along and testing has begun. 33 y/o female.

Rewind about 1.5 months. Feel a small surface bump. Thinks it's a pimple or ingrown hair forget about it.

A couple weeks later I notice it is still there but is on the inside. It feels maybe pea sized but more oval. Go to the doctor who says it feels like a lymph node and shedules me an ultrasound.

Go for one ultrasound then two weeks later a follow up ultrasound. Today I get a call to go to the doctor to discuss the findings. The ultrasound report has me down as Bi rads 4 which means they want a biopsy. I have never had a mammogram or even a breast ultrasound, just an armpit ultrasound. So the doctor today does a breast exam, lymph node exam, etc and nothing seems alarming. He says the ultrasound report doesn't sound overly worrisome.

But anyways, I am now awaiting my biopsy. The doctor made me feel a bit better about things (I almost had a nervouse breakdown when I got the call that they wanted to see me) but I am still very worried. My daughter turns two in a week and I just feel sick thinking about the worse outcome.

Lotusconnie

1. I had biopsies when I was 29-30 years old. I have ADH. Most young female has fibroadenoma or cyst, not cancer.

2. It is hard to wait. Reading your ultrasound report itself may help. The shape, the margin, any posterior acoustic shadowing etc. BIRADS is further divided into 4A, 4B, 4C. If your doctor tells you not very worrisome, I think it means probably benign.

3. I just had my screening MRI again, I totally understand the feeling of "what if". Young mom here too. I used to do a mental exercise, however, with the normal life going and young kids, more and more we feel it cannot go wrong, more and more we feel dreaded about the result. Yes, it is very difficult. I am using these thoughts to help myself sometimes. Sometimes it does not work.

For example, IF there is cancer, I want it to be found out as earliest as possible, which is NOW. Given that it is still early, it will be taken care of. Secondly, "things could be worse". Sorry this sentence is always offensive. Let me explain. If you ignore this lump for 6 months and suffer this anxiety later, it would be worse, right? BUT you didn't wait longer. That is good. Thirdly, try to do things like a robot and fill your days waiting for your biopsy. For example, I go to post office, take care of many errands etc that I do not want to do if I get a bad news that type of picture. You try to do things that you have to do in this way, and think a little less about the upcoming biopsy sometimes. And also, coming here helps.

Hope you get a benign result soon.