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Thank you so much. Yes I found a lot of helpful information here. You never fully understand what someone is going thru at the time until it happens to you. I have a follow up with the oncologist tomorrow so I will find out exactly where I am and what I need to do to get thru this.

Hi Lex11547,

I'm very sorry you're here and you're scared. Has anyone mentioned a biopsy or is it in a difficult spot to biopsy? It does sound like they're covering all the bases with all the imaging you've had. I haven't had it happen to me but I have read stories on here about women having fibroids etc, removed, just to be sure it's nothing. I'm very hopeful that that's the kind of information the surgeon will tell you during your appointment! When is your appointment? I hope it's very soon, we all know how horrible the waiting and worrying is. But keep in mind there are lots of very helpful women on these boards that have gone through similar situations and will help in any way they can. I found that the worst part, by far, was the waiting but I also found that a low-dose Ativan helped me sleep and that was a big help. I wish you all the best, will be keeping you in my thoughts and please, keep us updated!

Thanks for the encouragement. My appointment was for this Monday but.it got changed to Thursday. I picked up the reports and disk for the surgeon to review. I tried to make sense of the reports. The reports said there were 2 areas on the left breast. Something about the nodes. My doctor tried to convince me it maybe nothing. After the ultrasound I had pain for almost a week. Is that normal?

The. Doctor said it is recommended to have another MRI in 6 months but said maybe I should just go see a surgeon. I hope I don't need another MRI. He complained I moved too much. I am claustrphobic, excuse spelling. I told him I had to fight to stop hyperventibg.

I've been thinking about you, too, Lex11547. I hope you have more information and hope you're doing well!

I am scheduled for biopsies next Monday. I am scared. I am dreading the pain. It will be done with a local. I don't know how long it will take to get the results. I am still hoping after this it is

nothing.

Update - found all the posts from when I was first diagnosed back in June 2015. Happy to report, went thru chemo, then lumpectomy and then 33 sessions of radiation and started on anaztrole in January 2016. So far, doing great, had lots of bumps along the road and have come thru it all. When the last week of radiation rolled around I was pretty much "cooked", so they gave me cream, tried probably about 7 and none helped or worked. So I thought back to when I was a kid and I lived near the ocean, if I hurt myself I remember my dad telling me to dip it in the salt water, so I got some sea salt, not regular table salt and put in 2 cups and 1 cup Epson salts in lukewarm water. Within days, my big pussy blister healed and when I went to my surgeon 2 months later, he wanted to know if I had gone for radiation and when I told him how long ago, he was shocked, no burn marks or even signs. Amazing. Then 4 months after starting the anastrolzole, I had tennis ball swellings in my neck on both sides plus my feet swelled up that I could barely walk. Some told me to go and see an acupuncturist, I am scared of needles but I went and have never looked back. I feel like I did before I was diagnosed, I have my energy back, feel really good and lost 20 pounds. My body was so full of toxics and my lymph system was blocked, so it swelled up, the western doctors don't tell you all this stuff.