Excessive bleeding from core biopsy. Concern?

MelissaDallas, Hi, I'm Tatatootsie62

I had 2 core US core biopsies on 9/29/16 with no complications; however, my surgeon was

very thorough since this was my initial diagnosis of ILC, and ordered an MRI and I'm glad

he did. It revealed several lesions undetectable by ultrasound; they were subsequently

biopsied a week later, 5 as a matter of fact (and came back ILC as well). That same day, not more than

a couple of hours later, I had an ice pak on the incision site and what I thought was moisture

and water droplets trickling from the ice pak was actually blood.....and a huge amount. When

I stood up out of my recliner, it ran down the front of my tummy and when I lifted my clothes

to put a towel and some pressure, it gushed. I had to be taken to our local ER; needless to

say, I had to throw away my undergarments, my scrubs (I'm a nurse), the hand towel and the

bath towel that were all grossly saturated with blood. I literally hemorrhaged. My son looked

at all the trails of blood from the living room to the kitchen and into the linen closet and said

"Mom, all you need is the dead body". It looked like a crime scene. When they say a little oozing

can be normal and to keep pressure on the site, that's sometimes an understatement. I lost an

estimated 200 cc's of blood.....from a breast biopsy no less; I am still changing the steri-strips

as needed, but you would have had to see it to believe it; I still cannot get over it myself. My

surgery is scheduled for Nov 1st; I do not take blood thinners or aspirin, but I was taking fish oil

daily and vitamin d-3 as well; I have stopped taking them because they can thin the blood. So,

a little fyi....if you take any additional vitamin d or fish oil, and vitamin e in addition to a multi, take

it maybe just twice weekly if needed and be cautious gals; ibuprofen acts like aspirin and if you

are Italian like me, go easy on the garlic and onions....they are natural blood thinners as well.

BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL.

Thanks so much MandyP. I hope the results of your biopsy is good news as well. I frequent

the "Lumpectomy Lounge" and those gals are angels from heaven I am convinced. Have

you visited that forum?

MandyP, I am having a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction; my pathologist, my 2 surgeons and I

feel that it is the best and wisest choice. I cannot say that I am looking forward to it, but I am looking

forward to ridding my body of this unwelcome "invasion" for as long a time as it may be.