Bruising after Biopsy?

cammie31

Hi all,

I'm new to the board, just had an MRI-assisted biopsy on Tuesday of two spots that revealed benign papilloma at 4:00 and flat epithelial atypia at 5:00 in my left breast. I'll be headed off to the surgeon next week as I'll need a larger area removed due to the FEA to make sure they got it all and to make sure there's nothing hiding out, but I have a more timely issue at the moment, and that is: my biopsies have left me with a GIANT bruise. Basically across the whole lower outer quadrant and stretching into the lower inner quadrant. Is this normal biopsy bruising or do I need to raise this as an issue? I bruise at the drop of a hat, but this is really impressive bruising....

Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this!
Cammie

Veeder14

Hi Cammie31,

Yes, the bruising is normal. I had the same thing, a huge bruised area that I didn't think would ever heal, but it did. In order to stop the bleeding after the biopsy, the technician/nurses aide jammed her hand on my breast so hard I thought a rib was broken, and thus more bruising. It will go away. I had lots more bruising after my surgery.

Good luck with your upcoming surgery.

gb2115

Yeah the bruising can be impressive. It will probably take ages to go away too!

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SpecialK

cammie - you might try some heat, it may help disperse the bruising - with a hot water bottle, heating pad, or those bean bag things you warm in the microwave. You can make you own by putting some uncooked rice in a sock and securing the end with a hair tie. Additional options are topical Arnica gel, some extra oral Vitamin C, Bromelaine and Zinc.

cammie31

Thanks, everyone. I'm sure it will look even more interesting after the excision.

MelissaDallas

Oh, after the excision it will definitely be pretty, or at least mine was. Took forever to absorb/go away, and it follows gravity, so pools at the bottom after a while.

bcincolorado

I was given very tiny ice packs that could fit into my bra even that helped with bruising and swelling.

DeeDeeT405

I have a hard lump now almost 2 weeks after the biopsy. Is this normal?

Rrobin0200

the bruising is definitely normal.. I was black and blue and then when it began to heal, I was yellow. It’s lovely. 🙄

I developed a hematoma after the biopsy... it gradually went away. I’m sure that’s what this lump is.