Excisional biopsy today

MamaAvery

I had my lump removed today. Breast surgeon said it looked nice and smooth, so that’s a plus I guess. By the end of next week I should know for sure if it was just a regular Fibroadenoma or if it was a phyllodes. Fingers crossed it is just the FA. Thanks to the Tylenol 3, I am in significantly less pain that I was for my needle core biopsy.

Surgery has changed a lot in the last 13 years. I wore a paper gown that had a hose attached that blew warm or cold air. I felt like I was hooked to a vacuum. Haha!

HopeWins

good luck MamaAvery! For what it's worth I thought the excisional biopsy was much less painful than the stereotactic biopsy. I never ended up taking any pain medication after my excisional. I don't know why, but it was just much less traumatic than the needle.

HopeWins

good luck MamaAvery! For what it's worth I thought the excisional biopsy was much less painful than the stereotactic biopsy. I never ended up taking any pain medication after my excisional. I don't know why, but it was just much less traumatic than the needle.

trippinplus1

Hi MamaAvery- I just got home from receiving my results from my stereotactic biopsy. The 30mm architectural distortion that was biopsied came back benign but they now want to remove it to test it more. This large distortion wasn't on last year's mammo which is a little disturbing to me. Anyway, I would like more details on you story to see if it is similar to mine. I am making myself crazy over here.

Biopsy also said: Fibrocystic Changes with a bibroadenomatioid pattern including fibrosis and adenosis.

MamaAvery

hey there trippinplus1-

I had my excision last week Friday. It actually was less painful than my biopsy and recovery hasn’t been bad at all. I have super small breasts though and the FA was close to the surface, so I think that helped with it being an easy surgery.

Basically, I had a lump for many years. All my doctors said it was a Fibroadenoma based on how it felt/behaved and that it was fine. I asked this year in September for it to be removed bc it was increasingly painful and seemed to be getting larger. That’s when my current OB changed his tune about it and sent me for testing.

Imaging was consistent for FA, but biopsy was recommended due to the pain/growth/and size of the FA. Also, I learned I would need that done to see the breast surgeon anyway. Here, they typically don’t do surgery without a biopsy to have an idea of what is going on inside.

Biopsy came back as FA also. I was referred to the breast surgeon. She agreed to remove due to the borderline size (it was nearing the size they recommended removal) and due to the pain/impact it had in my life. There was so concern it could have been phyllodes, due to some of my symptoms and the fact that biopsy typically can be wrong 35% of the time for FA vs phyllodes.

Anyway, my path results were in this week and it all tested out to be a benign Fibroadenoma.

I hope all goes well for you!

trippinplus1

Thank you so much for your feedback! I have never heard of phyllodes but after reading how fast it grows it made me wonder since mine has grown quickly (in my opinion). I have big boobs and did not feel anything.... It was found on my yearly mammogram.

MamaAvery

you’re welcome! I hope it is not a phyllodes. It helped me to remember that those are extremely rare, and even more rare are phyllodes that are borderline or malignant.

trippinplus1

That is very promising to hear!