4 days since core bx, no results yet

Hi Francine, I am sorry you have to wait for the results. In my experience, a four day wait is actually a good sign. I got a phone call from my PCP with the bad news about BC less than 24 hours after my biopsy. If I am not mistaken, some hospitals in our state have some kind of "express" notification for preliminary results that indicate cancer. In my family, there were two such cases over the last dozen years and in both calls came in within 24 hours after biopsies.

Core biopsies give a lot of information. I had a stereotactic core biopsy and the results had receptors status included (those take a bit longer to receive though.)

Good luck and I hope your results will be benign!

Praying that no news is good news - around here fast results are usually the hard to swallow ones. I was given a specific time to call on Monday with a warning that it may take until Tuesday morning but most likely Monday at 3 pm the I am to call the radiologist who was a very nice gentleman who also gave me his number if I had any questions - glad I switched clinics!

Hanging in there with you.

KTF

Dear Tatatootsie, thanks for you response on this thread. When you say "stains", can you elaborate or is there a board where I can easily find out information about what happens during the reading of a biopsy, i.e. how do they come to the stage, etc. I have only had an u/s needle core bx; not a surgical excision. Someone else mentioned stains (a friend in real life - for herself) and we both had no clue what it means. Thanks if you read this.

I am sorry that your's came back ++ for BC. Please keep us posted on your treatment plan, full dx, etc. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

KTF

IF there are atypical cells found they are stained in a test to check for presence of e-cadherin, which determines if the cells are ductal or lobular. Receptors means whether the cells have receptors for estrogen and progesterone.

i posted my results on the other forms but mine is + its so far IDC grade 3, ki-67 in 90% cells.

My dr had me take the braca gentic type test, even tho my aunts already took it. Its odd both of my aunts on dads side had bc one at 45, one 52

Then my dad had prostate cancer at 55.

But im 27 and 3rd girl down in out family for bc so he told me we can check and if we want genetic councling we can.

(1 aunt test came inclunclusuve, 1 neg)

I know they usally look at moms family so it was unexpecte

YEAH! A B9. I am sooooo happy for you Francine2!!!! Great news - made my day.

KTF