how many have had doctors give opinions before biopsy results

I don't see that very often except where imaging has received a Bi-Rads 5, which is about a 95% chance of being cancer and they don't know for certain but have seen it enough to be relatively sure (I would want to know) or when suspicious doesn't really look very suspicious at all, in which case I would be glad to hear that they would be very surprised if it amounted to anything.

I should hopefully know my results tomorrow. The first time the radiologist told me to be prepared...this time it was a big painful messy stereotactic biopsy and they inserted a tumour marker (tiny titanium pellet). I've spent the last 5 days analyzing everything everyone said that day. I'm going a bit crazy waiting for 9 am tomto call my Dr. I'm also a bit angry as my results were supposed to be rushed. Did my Dr not call because it's nothing or because it's something???

I had a surgeon want to plan on surgery before any pathology came back. I had no idea that the type of tumor plus the receptors had so many different treatments etc.

She was still pushing for surgery and had me scheduled even after I said I wanted to wait for genetic test results to come back and meet with a multidisciplinary clinic and 2nd opinion. She wasn't necessarily wrong in her approach but her pushiness bothered me. I could have had surgery 1st but the panel decided it was best to do chemo 1st then surgery. Which I also agreed too after much research on my own.

I had the opposite situation. Both the radiologist and the breast surgeon **assured** me that it wasn't Paget's. Like you can tell by looking at it??? NOT!! Thankfully, I knew better, but what good does false reassurances do for someone??

For the right-side tumor, the Radiologist told me he was almost certain it was cancer as soon as he finished the biopsy. In fact, the tumor board had met to discuss my case after my breast MRI but before the second biopsy was even scheduled and all had agreed the right-side lesion was most likely cancer. (The BS, MO, and Radiologist told me that. The BS called it "very scary" and the MO called it "very concerning".) After the second biopsy the Radiologist had me step into his office to show me the MRI results and told me I should have a BMX and to please not change my mind about my decision to have one. He said that if I didn't I would need at least 4 more biopsies and that he had rarely seen so many areas of concern before.

Personally - I would only want to know when the results are definite - i.e. after a biopsy. I don't even want them to give me sad or otherwise knowing looks. Thankfully I have never been given such looks or options. I do appreciate though we are all different - and that must be very hard for professionals to deal with.

I'm with Numb on that issue - I would have been beyond elated to learn that the result was benign.

In my case, the radiologist met with me after the repeat (diagnostic) mammogram followed by ultrasound and told me that not only did I have a very suspicious mass in my breast but that it was all but certain that at least one lymph node was involved. He also showed me the films.

My PCP kept assuring me that it could be nothing but I felt it was almost cruel on her part to hold out hope where a much more experienced radiologist had held out little hope that the biopsies would be benign.

It is VERY important to remember that there are different types of BC with very different prognosis and presemtation/progression rate and TX plans.

With IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer), time is of the essence - it literally presents and progresses within hours/days.

For me - (a week after node first enlarged) I was in for a new mammo (last was less than 6 weeks old). Had mammo, US and biopsies that afternoon. My PA had already told me she thought it was IBC, the Radiologist said he thought IBC but until he had the path. report the next morning could not DX. At 8 the next morning he called me - IBC. It rapidly progressed and 17 days later I started neoadjuvant chemo.

While it is important to get on whatever TX plan is individually appropriate with other types (DCIS/IDC/ILC), the time frame is not as imperative unless it had been ignored for a long time.

When I had my ultrasound, the radiologist told me that my lump was "consistent" with cancer but they would do a biopsy to make sure. After the biopsy, the radiologist told me that she'd be surprised if it wasn't cancer. She made sure to call me as soon as the biopsy results were available, even though it Saturday. I didn't feel freaked out by the foreshadowing; I was just more prepared for the bad news when she called. Best wishes to you all!