Is it normal / ok to get 2 biopsies in the same breast...

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Doranyc
Doranyc Member Posts: 4
edited November 2017 in Waiting for Test Results

Hello everyone,

So this is my first post and I am freaking out but won't get into that now. I had a diagnostic mammo and ultrasound for a lump I found at the bottom of my right breast 5:00 ish spot. They could not see it on mammo at all but could in ultrasound. They also did find calcifications on the mammo tail end by/at my chest wall 11:00 ish.

She set up ultrasound core biop for this tues for the lump and stereotactic core biop for wed for the calcifications. Is this ok so close together !? If I have a hole / injured lump from the day before in the bottom of my breast ... then squeezing my breast in a mammo ... will it make the lump explode or something. I may sound ridiculous but I am really scared about all of this and the thought of having cancer is terrifying me.

Thank you all for any comments!

Dora

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  • Brightness456
    Brightness456 Member Posts: 340
    edited November 2017

    I had 2 spots in the same breast biopsied in the same day, then was taken straight in to another mammogram. They said they’d be more gentle than normal. The local anesthesia hadn’t worn off so it wasn’t awful at all.

    After they put the wires into my breast for surgery, they also did mammos. I’ve had more mammos in the past several months than most people ever will I think!

    Your questions don’t sound ridiculous. I was terrified too. I think most people are. This place really helped. I asked tons of questions and learned so much. I also found my family and friends could only deal with so much of my terror, I suppose because they were also trying to accept my situation, but the people here understand and weren’t ever offended by my emotions.I hope it works out for you.

  • dtad
    dtad Member Posts: 2,323
    edited November 2017

    Hi everyone...I had 5 biopsies done at the same time. Three in one breast and 2 in the other! I was sore for a while but that is it. Good luck and keep us posted.

  • OCDAmy
    OCDAmy Member Posts: 873
    edited November 2017

    I had three biopsies in the same Breast on the same day followed by mammogram to confirm placement of the markers. I also was still a bit numb from the local and they were very gentle. I got a hematoma from the stereotactic biopsy, didn't look pretty but didn't hurt much.

  • bew66
    bew66 Member Posts: 81
    edited November 2017

    Doranyc,

    I can't imagine that doing the biopsies one day apart would cause any major problems, but I think it might make the second one a little more painful, because your breast will be sore from the first biopsy. However, they will numb you adequately, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

  • shazelwo
    shazelwo Member Posts: 28
    edited November 2017

    I wonder why they dont just do them the same day instead of giving you a day in between. I am having 2 spots done tomorrow in the same breast. I would much rather knock them out in one day.

  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited November 2017

    Shazelwo, I was wondering the same thing. I had a stereotactic and ultrasound on the same day. The ultrasound one just took a few minutes in a different procedure room when they were done with the other

  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited November 2017

    I too had a stereotactic and ultrasound guided biopsy on the same day, with no issues. Thinking back, I'm glad I did as I got it over with and didn't need to go back to the hospital the next day. Best wishes to you

  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited November 2017

    Your breasts can take a real beating and be just fine. Hang in there!!

  • ShetlandPony
    ShetlandPony Member Posts: 4,924
    edited November 2017

    Golly, Dora. I would question the doctor about the order of things. I mean, does the doc actually know what the schedulers arranged? I had a mammogram maybe a week after an ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy, and the pain almost made me faint. On the other hand, the mammograms right after biopsies have been fine because the area was still numb, and also I don't think they compress so hard checking the clip placement as they do for a diagnostic mammogram. So I would want to know what level of compression they would be needing to use, and whether I could switch the order of the two biopsies or do them on the same day. Sorry, I don't want to cause you more worry, but honestly, we do have to look out for ourselves. Stay busy and distract yourself while waiting.

  • Doranyc
    Doranyc Member Posts: 4
    edited November 2017

    Thank you everyone for the replies!

    I know I wish they were in the same day. Or reversed. They only do the stereotactic once a week and with the holiday the next week they were skipping that one andI would have to wait 2 weeks so I guess this was the quickest way. This is being done at a radiology facility (though came highly recommended by my gyno office nurse) not a hospital so I guess they don't have them everyday unfortunately. My heart is beating out of my chest with nerveousness but trying to keep busy until then.

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