Breast cancer

dr came into room after my ultrasound and said I needed a biopsy. Birad4. BreastS have lumps and cysts. I wouldn't worry unless they said something. Get a copy of your report and get your mammo when required. Stay calm and postivie

Hi, Molly. You do not have cancer! You have cysts and these can sometimes be very painful, but benign. Take good care and make sure that you follow up with your mammo next year to make sure there are no changes next year I hope the soreness in your breast goes away. Be happy!!!

MsP

Feeling a lump and having pain is terrifying.  Waiting for results is awful.  The pathology report uses medical terminology which may be hard to decipher.  It is a difficult time for you and very stressful and anxiety provoking.  Thank God that there was no malignancy found.  Feel better and good luck.

Hey molly76

I'm happy it's not malignant darling To answer your question about mammograms, I believe they are given during the screening process to rule things out you will prob just get one. They will most likely follow up with you again for monitoring annually or as they see fit.

Just a thought.... if your cyst is fluid filled, can your health provider do a fine needle aspiration and get the fluid sent for analysis. I'm the type of patient that needs confirmation from a pathologist. If possible get them to do this , so far they have identified by what is seen through imaging. If it's solid, it can be removed and also sent for analysis.

Hope your in better spirits!

Cysts are benign, but they hurt. The ER is an inappropriate place to go for breast pain. They are not equipped to evaluate you and the diagnosis of cysts sounds like a normal reason for the breast pain.They will tell you to take some advil and follow up with a doctor

BIRADS 0: inconclusive, needs further workup, more imaging. (The majority of followup imaging rules out needing a biopsy, and the majority of biopsies rule out cancer).

BIRADS 1: normal, nothing out of the ordinary

BIRADS 2: benign--which means that there’s something there but it’s NOT CANCER (most likely a cyst, which hurts but is harmless). Should be followed up annually, but it’s no threat to you! No big deal, unless it hurts so much that you want it taken care of or at least do something to relieve the pain.

So take a deep breath and give thanks you’re out of the woods. You have less than a 10% chance over your lifetime (some say even less) of getting breast cancer. (If seeing all of us b.c. patients here online freaks you out, rest assured we’re on here because this is the best place we can gather to help and draw strength and knowledge from each other--as a sisterhood we’re still a small percentage of all adult women and you are quite unlikely ever to find yourself among us....except to seek advice, which we’re glad to give).

If anxiety meds aren’t helping, maybe counseling, a support group or some activity that you find calming or diverting will help you. Or perhaps you’re on the wrong medication and a different one might work. Sometimes it takes trial and error to find one that works, and a good psychiatrist, psychologist or psychiatric social worker can help you find the best way to deal with your anxiety (a psychologist or social worker can get a psychiatrist or other MD to write the appropriate prescription). Panic attacks are scary--people who never had one tend to dismiss them, but they’re no joke.

And sometimes worrying about how much others will worry is more stressful than finally letting them know. People will want to help, just as if the tables were turned you’d be the first one to offer a helping hand and a supportive shoulder!