Biopsy results

Suevmd

Wow, what a terrible roller coaster we are all on. I was called back for the first time just before Xmas. I had a singular asymmetric area in my left breast. Scary, but I clung to the "9 out of 10 women called back do not have cancer". My rational brain understood this, but my 3 am brain was sure that I would be that "1" that did.

I had to wait 18 days to get back into the clinic because it was the end of the year and they were booked solid. Agonizing. Luckily, I found this site and stayed on these early forums and it really helped my anxiety. I was still crazy anxious, but it really helped. My repeat 3D and u/s supported a bx. I was rated a Bi Rad 4 and told to come back for a bx in 7 days. I really lost it. Even though the odds were still in my favor, it was devastating. I tried to remind myself of the 7 out of 10 were benign, but I went to all of the ugly, catastrophic places in my head. Again, this forum sustained me. Being able to be a part of someone else's journey (good or bad) took me out of myself for a moment at a time.

I had the bx and the radiologist commented that she was pretty sure my odds were 80/90 % benign. The biopsy was a breeze and results were back in 24 hours ( large scale breast center).

Thankfully, my results were benign fibrocystic changes with a dash of PASH on the side ( which is totally benign also) . I have to go back in 6 months for a repeat mammo and us to reestablish a baseline. I have a small clip in the area of interest which was largely obliterated by the 5 cores.

I feel lucky to have such fortunate results. I feeL lucky because I clarified some family history that was important. I'm making the switch to a plant based diet to stay as healthy and inflammation free as possible. This was one of the most scary things that has ever happened to me. I remain deeply distrustful of my breasts. Hopefully, that will fade. I know that I have lots of mammograms left in my life and playing the odds more callbacks. So be it.

• Good luck to everyone. You sustained me over a very scary month of my life and I learned so much.

momto3sons

I'm so glad your results are benign!

I completely understand what you mean about these forums - I found them after an issue came up on my diagnostic mammogram done on 12/19. And I know you what mean about the logical brain vs the 3 a.m. brain lol! I go from thinking I'm totally fine to planning how I'll deal with having cancer.

I'm just awaiting MRI results now to see if there is anything else that needs to be examined further.