Sore breast after biopsy - normal?

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daisydaisy
daisydaisy Member Posts: 24
edited December 2015 in Waiting for Test Results

Hello everyone,

I am relatively new here, a caregiver to my 59 yo mom. She had her core biopsy a week ago, results are coming soon. It was a very painful procedure unfortunately, and the breast is still kind of sore. I am just worried - is this normal? Should we apply anything to help? We were told not to do anything specific. Not even ice.

If anyone is able to share their experience, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks and best wishes to all!

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  • Kiks1
    Kiks1 Member Posts: 254
    edited December 2015

    Daisy, I had a core biopsy 2 weeks ago that was almost pain free. I did not even have to take tylenol after. However 5 days later when I removed the tape, it started getting extremely sore. Even sleeping on that side hurt like crazy. I kept asking the nurses and drs I met up with but everyone said that it is normal. It finally subsided about a little over 2 weeks later although I still occasionally feel it after sleeping on that side. I would definitely check with the drs to make sure that it is nothing more just to give her peace of mind. But it took me a while to heal. Unfortunately, I am going in for by bmx this coming thursday, so not much of a break. But I have an excuse to be lazy afterwards - no cleaning, no cooking, just eat, sleep and watch tv. A little positivity I guess.

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  • daisydaisy
    daisydaisy Member Posts: 24
    edited December 2015

    Kiks1, thanks for your reply. I wish you the smoothest and most uneventful recovery after your bmx. Lots of good wishes from me to you!

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  • windingshores
    windingshores Member Posts: 704
    edited December 2015

    Perfectly normal. Mine hurt a lot.


    kiks1 the mastectomy removed the biopsy pain :)

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  • dtad
    dtad Member Posts: 2,323
    edited December 2015

    Daisy Ice would have helped the first 24 hours. However if she's still swollen she can still try it. Advil for the pain because its an anti inflammatory. She should feel better soon. Hoping for good results!

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  • labelle
    labelle Member Posts: 721
    edited December 2015

    I did not find the procedure itself to be painful, but my breast remained tender and swollen for weeks-right up to the date of my lumpectomy. I was advised to use ice packs (they gave me small cloth coated ones to freeze/refreeze and stick in my bra) after the procedure. I continued to use them for weeks and they did bring some relief, as in the area felt better when chilled.

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  • Kiks1
    Kiks1 Member Posts: 254
    edited December 2015

    Windingshores, thanks for making me smile.

    Kiks

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  • LisaAlissa
    LisaAlissa Member Posts: 1,092
    edited December 2015

    I'm right with labelle on the small ice packs. Better than anything else to numb pain. And I kept using them for a long time. Including after I returned to work. I put a folded piece of colored paper with my name on it inside a quart-sized Ziplock freezer bag. Then put the ice pack that needed to be refrozen inside the paper (inside the plastic bag) and kept it in the freezer in the employee lounge. I got no objections...probably because no one knew what was in the plastic bag. ;-)

    I got two of the small cloth-coated, gel-filled ice packs when I had my biopsy. I don't know where you'd buy them. Maybe call the center where you had the biopsy and ask if they can supply those to you?

    Definitely worth having!

    LisaAlissa

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  • cjafarm
    cjafarm Member Posts: 44
    edited December 2015

    My biopsy wasn't painful but it turned black and blue. The bruise lasted four weeks.

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  • windingshores
    windingshores Member Posts: 704
    edited December 2015

    Glad you didn't mind my little joke!

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  • daisydaisy
    daisydaisy Member Posts: 24
    edited December 2015

    Oh, thank you dear ladies for your advice! The results are back, shortly:

    ER - in 70% of tumour cells (Allred Score 6)
    PgR - in 40% of tumour cells (Allred Score 3)
    Ki67 - in 60% of tumour cells

    HER2/neu - 2+
    Conclusion: luminal type B cancer, Her2 - uncertain, confirm with Fish-test.

    I started another thread for this. I will remain an annoying newbie with stupid questions for a while, sorry about that. Since it's mom's second primary in 2 years (first was colon in 2013), I want to provide best possible treatment for her with all the options we can afford (we are in Russia). And this community is amazing!

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