Concerned, Anxious, Scared and Nervous

Shaazara

I am so thankful that I came across this forum in my search following the testing I had done. I am 40 years old with a history of fibroadenomas and dense breasts. I have had mammograms along with ultrasounds since I was 19 following the first fibroadenoma. I never give it a thought when I go in for testing. We moved in 2017 so I didn't have my regular mammogram in May of 2017. I finally found a doctor and had my mammogram on 12/28/17. They had to get the records of my previous mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsieds. I received the result on 01/16/18. The mammogram found a nodular density in my left breast in the upper inner quadrant. BiRads 0 - ultrasound needed.

On 01/22/18 I had my ultrasound. The ultrasound tech mentioned possible fibroadenoma which came as no surprise since I have so many of them. I was looking at the screen as she was performing the testing and thought it looked like what I seen in the past. When she was done she said that the radiologist would look the results and that she would be back in a little while. All of this is what I had experienced before.

Then the radiologist came in with the tech and my heart started racing. He told me that it didn't look like a fibroadenoma an that it looks suspicious and said that a biopsy would be necessary to rule out cancer. It will be an ultrasound guided core biopsy. The biopsies I have had in the past were done for my piece of mind not because anything looked suspicious.

I got the written report for the ultrasound but I don't understand what it says. I just know that it is a BIRAD 4: Suspicious. My PCP's office was less than helpful with helping me with my understanding of the report. My biopsy is scheduled for 01/30/18. I called today to see if I could get in sooner and I am waiting to hear back. My PCP said the results would be back in 7-10 days.

I'm nervous and scared. I know that there is a good chance that is not cancer, but it is really hard not to let those negatives thoughts in. It is new territory for me. I am adopted, but I was able to talk to a few biological family members to find out if anyone had breast cancer in the family. No first degree relatives with breast cancer, but there are 5 aunts and 1 cousin that have or have had it.

Thank you for listening.

momto3sons

Hugs to you! I know the unknown is one of the worst parts of this journey - add in the wait, and there's a good reason why my bottle of Pinot Grigio is gone now . From what I've read, a BIRAD of 4 is more like a 20% chance it is malignant so there is a very good chance it's something benign. I hope you can get in sooner for your biopsy!

Shaazara

Had my biopsy yesterday. When I laid down on the table the picture on the ceiling was blue flowers and hummingbirds which were my mom’s favorites. She passed away from ovarian cancer May 2015. It went well. The thought is Fibroadenoma. If they had said that is what they thought it was from the beginning I would not have been worried at all. I’ll get the final results by Thursday but maybe today

dtad

Good luck. Hoping for benign results...

momto3sons

Glad to hear it went well! Keep us posted on your results

Silbar

Shaazara, I think the blue flowers and hummingbirds was a sign that your mom was looking down on you and protecting you with love and positive support. I think it is an awesome sign that everything will be OK.