New here.. waiting for biopsy results

I guess I was wanting really to know if anyone has had experience close to what I have had so far and if there was some cancer found.  Please don't be afraid to tell me because I really want to be prepared and informed.

 You have all helped so much by just taking part in this community and I am grateful.  If I do have some cancer I am thinking it will probably only be stage 0 at this point.

Janis,

I think I better understand your question.

You are asking if, after having been told that atypical cells have been found and they are leaning towards benign, that when and excisional is done, if cancer is found.

Yes that can happen. That is why you have been told you are falling in a spectrum with not definitive answer right now. It is possible. But know this, if they do find some, they have caught it very early.

Im guessing N+4 means , that at the 4:00 position the distance is 4cm from the nipple.

 You have a very focused (as oppose to dispersed, THIS is good!) area of mild atypia, meaning that the area of atypical cells is very pointed and even then the atypical (unusal cells) is mild (meaning they arent overboard in their being atypical, just a bit different from normal cells) (Also so VERY GOOD).

They are recommended removal of the area, just to be on the conservative (cautious) side to make sure that all the area is removed. (also makes sure that there isnt anything more serious brewing)

Based on my own understanding and what I have learned over time, both here and reading the internet, I would go and have the area removed. But I wouldnt panic.

There is nothing that is screaming cancer. There is just an area that it would be prudent to remove, just in case it's in a very very very early pre-cancerous stage. (and I am serious in the areas that I have bolded).

I would err on the side of being cautios 

Does this make sense? 

Sometimes those words on the path report sound much more scary then they actually are.  I hope someone is available to talk to you about what they mean, prior to surgery.  They should be.  

Good luck to you - whatever it is, it was caught super early!!.  Have your questions ready for them when u next see them - and esp ask when the path report from the surgery will be available! 

Janis - I dont know what I would do without these ladies!!  I found my doctors in the city near me from someone on this site, along with alot of compassion, information, and wise advice!!  

The real gems are when you come across people who are 2 or 5 years out cancer free.  They give me the hope I need on those dark days to keep going.....we will get thru this.  Its not the death sentence it was 20 or 30 years ago.  Its a wake up call - and I plan on turning this around to make changes in my life, diet, relationships......all things I have neglected or thought "ill do that later".....not anymore.  

This might just be a scare for you - i have a good feeling that its going to be a small blip, not cancer.  But it will make you more diligent in your health screenings in the future, and maybe a new lease on life.  It sure did for me.

Let us know how it all goes! 

YAY!  let us know how post op appt goes!  I too know that the gen anethesia will be hard on me - as I have had surgery before.  Just preparing for a weekend in bed with lots of dvds!

I have found that there is a lot of time that goes by, and the waiting drives me nuts, and makes me highly anxious.

first, just getting an appointment with the regular family doctor to get a referral.  Then trying to get in to see a breast cancer dr.  Then, scheduling a mammogram, then more time goes by before the ultrasound gets done, then  more time waiting for the MRI to get scheduled. I get edgy and more anxious, because I feel that I am lost in the numbers, and others waiting too.  somehow I feel that I am not taken serious, and that I don't have a warranted concern, or that I am being pushed aside by those who demand more attention than I.  My complaint is the time factor to get an answer.  The earliest detection is the best, but look how long it takes to get any appointments, and tests done.  

I seriously think that I am facing a second cancer on the same breast. The scar tissue is so much larger, and there are bumps on the scar or breast. 

Good Morning Ladies!  I just got back from my post op appointment with the surgeon and THERE IS NO CANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I feel so free.  I finally have no Dr appointments scheduled and only a mammogram in two months to get a new baseline.

I am so grateful that you all were here during my scare and I will send many prayers and good thoughts for all of you who are waiting for results and for those of you who are facing some further treatment!  I almost feel guilty which is really wierd but I think it is because I have a tremendous understanding now and compassion for this process.

Love and Happy thoughts to you all!!!!!!!

JANIS !!!!!!!YAY!!!

DO SOME CELEBRATING THIS WEEKEND!! IM THRILLED FOR YOU!!! 

yikes Hoya03mom!!  Please, keep us posted on how it goes....... Ill say a prayer for you that you wont have further surgery!!

I'm new here.  Went in for routine mammogram on Thursday.  They saw calcifications.  Did an ultrasound.  Saw 1/3 inch lump.  Did biopsy.  Doctor said it's "worrisome."  Now waiting, waiting, waiting... On and off crying jags.  Just want to scream. 

I'm a single mom of 2 daughters - 20 and 18.  I'm so worried about what this will do to them.  Not telling them until I get the results and know definitively what I'm dealing with.  Trying to stay busy, but can't focus.  Normally, I would be working in my garden, which I love to do.  Can't get interested in it at all this weekend.  I'm just worried sick!

mytime44, 3 years ago I had a similar situation except instead of "worrisome" the radiologist said that I only had a 5% chance of B9 results from biopsy.  Mine was B9.  Lots of people have microcalcifications and they don't do biopsies unless they are worrisome or suspicious.  However 80% of them come back benign.

Hopefully you will get a B9 diagnosis.  It is hard to not go to dark places but at this point there is no diagnosis, just careful investigation.  You are fortunate that you were able to have all 3 tests in one day.  Sometimes it takes weeks to get the mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy done.

One thing is for sure, if your results are not B9 there is a great group of women on this website with experience to help guide you through treatment.  Good Luck.  When will you get your biopsy results?

Got the bx results yesterday -- DCIS.  Relatively speaking, that was good news.  Seeing a breast surgeon at 8am this morning.  Maybe looking at lumpectomy and radiation.  Maybe simple mastectomy.  Could have been so much worse.  I'm so grateful!

I just have to say, the Johns Hopkins Avon Breast Cente rin Baltimore is fabulous!!  When they found something on my mammogram, I was able to get ultrasound and bx immediately afterward...same morning.  Two volunteers were there to support me after the mammogram and during the bx.  Within 24 hrs of getting my bx results, I'm seeing a surgeon. 

Hi ladies, I'm so glad I found this. I felt a lump for at least 2 years now and finally went for ultrasound last Friday after noticing it getting harder. The results found 3 lumps (the other 2 I did not notice because the left one was so much more apparent) and the doctor ordered a biopsy for one, calling it a 'suspicious lesion'. I'm 29, doctor says it's less than 1% chance for someone my age without family history to get this - moreover it has been there for years. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I can't help the negativity.



I'm working abroad, living alone away from family and friends. The only person who knows is my partner who lives an 8 hour flight away. The anxiety is killing me, more over facing it alone. My partner is convinced this is nothing and we're just ruling out the possibility.



I'm not telling my family cause my mom will worry sick (i've got other health problems before and I don't wanna put my mom through this). None of my friends know cause I don't wanna be too drama bout it. When I got too stress bout it my partner asked me not to take it out on him. i've closed up to him since. I'm pretty much trying to handle this by myself and stay positive. I feel like my life is on hold till I get my results. Mind is going everywhere thinking 3 steps ahead of what I should do if results are positive.