Discomfort after xcisional biopsy?

Mine was on the 25th, so almost two weeks ago and I'm still sore too.  I think I was actually sorer a week or more after than I was for the first few days.  In different parts of my breast from just where they worked too.  Nurse Practitioner told me part of it (especially away from the incision) can be from trauma where they used the retractors to hold the incision open during the surgery.  I'm also wondering if since I have extensive sclerosing adenosis part of it may be from the retractors tearing tight fiber bundles within the breast.

 What is sclerosing adenosis or radial scars. I sitll feel pain after 13 days and it wakes me up at night so I try to sleep on my back.  I am still so fatigues.  GEtting through the day is brutal at work.

Some women have very little pain after an excisional biopsy, and some have nasty pain.  I've read that this pain is often caused by the fact that nerves get cut during the surgery, and the process of them regrowing can be painful.

I had an excisional biopsy of two areas and had a large amount of tissue removed, and I'm so lumpy bumpy on my left side due to the surgical changes I honestly don't know how I'd even be able to tell if I had a breast cancer lump unless it was huge!

Jaye

Hi there. 

Can I ask, how far in was your mass that was removed by excisional? 

 I ask because my mass was only 5mm under the skin.  Which is why the radiologist would not do a wire insertion and only skin marked me. 

Hi Jaye,

Lovely to see you.  I asked, because I have been battling, truly battling, with the consultants, two of the swines, the first one, who missed my initial problem.  What I couldn't get my head around, was this fat necrosis, being so large from my excisional, when the mass, which was 11mm by 4mm, was only 5mm under the skin.  I think and so does the breast care nurse, who I spent an hour on the phone with, that the original lump has been overlooked.  So am back for another scan, another biopsy, as the raidiologist, who is the clinical director of screening (I tracked him down on a social networking site, can't escape the old Sommer) and wrote to him directly, as I had left three messages on his secretary's line, ordered a biopsy and guess what?  The consultant didn't do one.  Tsk, tsk. 

Now, I still think it is a benign progression, am not keen on yet another procedure, but it cannot be avoided. 

And with the clinic I attend, the previous clinical director of breast screening, in 2008, out of 248 women, misdaignosed 18 women, so they have to be on the ball.  They will be laying the red carpet out for me, they have had enough press attention, and I found this out because I googled his name.  What was attached?  My clinical director of breast screening, took over from the guy who missed the cancers in those 18 women. 

What a bloody performance I have had. 

Hi Jaye,

Have been away for a few days, with my girlfriends, which gave me a break from thinking about it all and of course, am now back to reality. 

I have now, another scan in August according to a letter I have received, so they have brought it forward five weeks. 

Waiting for a date on MDT meeting. 

Hugs to you my friend. 

Hi Jaye,

My appointment has been brought forward to Friday now! 

I am relieved and nervous at the same time. 

How are you doing? 

Have your post surgical issues died down now? 

I had the surgical biopsy about 10 days ago and have had a similar experience- the pain got worse about a week in. My nipple is especially sore- like how I remember from nursing. (my results came back benign-yay! ) With a strong family history, I worry that this won't be the last biopsy and I kind of want to get a handle on the healing. I am using an essential oil that my sister gave me. She said it could be referred pain but I wonder if it is just from wearing a sports bra all the time. Has anyone else experienced this?

thanks for this one. will definitely undergo xcisional biopsy now.