Biopsy set for Friday....

tschnitz

So, not sure where to start. Just thought I would put this down on paper. Hopefully when I get my results Monday, everything is benign and I can forget this ever happened! SDorry for the long post in advance

Backstory- my family history is awful. I am BRCA neg, but My mom is BRCA pos, so is my sister and she got a prophylactic Mastectomy 5 years ago. My mom had BC at age 27, then had Ovarian Cancer at 55. My grandma had BC twice, my Great Grandmother twice. Safe to say that weve watched my breasts pretty closely!

Five months ago I started to have a abnormal discharge followed my my nipple/breast swelling and a rash all over my chest, pain in armpit and complete exhaustion ( among having elevated liver enzymes and a enlarged liver that a GI specialist is trying to figure out). I went to my PCP to show her the breast changes. I had a mommogram which was clear (my breasts are very dense, so mammos arent good for me) She said she thinks its nothing, but said I could go to the surgeon if I wanted a consult. I said yes. I then went to the Derrmatologist for the skin rash. Dermatologist biopsied rash after nothing else helped, it cam back inconclusive. I went to the breast surgeon. She really didnt think much of my breast problems. She told me that I should come back in 3 months and we'll revisit. I pushed. I told her I would feel better if we did a MRI. She said fine, but she doesnt think that insurance will cover it because shes only coding it as discharge. So i scheduled my MRI which then had to be rescheduled and pushed out three weeks because, obviously, insurance denied it. Anyway, I had my MRI yesterday at 9am. At 2pm the breast surgeon calls me to tell me that they found a 6mm "nodule" that wasnt there in December of 2017 when I had my last routine MRI. She said that it was irregular, and well, now im set for a Biopsy on Friday ( today is Tuesday). She said shell have results by Monday.

So, thats about where I am right now. Remaining calm because either way I cant do anything until I know. I keep telling myself that its probably just benign, because it always has been, so no big deal, right?

CasM

I hope your biopsy goes well and you get B9 results. I am sure it is a worry with a family history such as yours. Good luck on Friday.

Moderators

Dear tschnitz,

Welcome to the community. We are sorry that these breast changes and the worry that they can cause along with your family history have brought you here but glad that you reached out. It sounds like you are a great advocate for yourself and what you need. It is hard not to worry about the unknown but best if you can balance that worry with the hope that all will be ok which it sounds like you can do. All who come here would understand that waiting on tests and results is and can be very stressful. Keep us posted on your results and do what you can to distract your worrying mind in advance of Friday. The Mods