Had excisional biopsy today
I had my wire guided excisional biopsy surgery today. I was anxious about the insertion of the wire but it was a piece of cake. The squishing from the mammogram machine was more uncomfortable than the needle or wire insertion.
The BS asked me if I was especially worried about having a scar and I told him that I would trust his professional judgement as to the placement if he made the decision "as if I was your Mom". There is no incision beneath my breast, which was one of the options, so I think he went around the areola area. The surgery went well. They gave me some pain medication at 2PM just before I left the facility and I haven't needed to take anything else yet. The BS did say that on Monday , at my post op visit, he will discuss the nodule that was found on my CXR. Hopefully he will also have the biopsy results. So, my waiting continues
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Congrats for making it through that! If it's like a lumpectomy, you will need Tylenol and ice for a couple of days. Best wishes to you.
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Thanks Georgia. Yes, it is like a lumpectomy without the goal of clear margins. I have the ice packs and have been using them along with my trusty sports bra. I will take the Tylenol when I am not taking the Lortab since it also has Tylenol in it. I'll see how I feel tomorrow
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congratulations on making it through. I had mine last Friday. The worst part for me was recovering from anesthesia. Hoping for good results for you
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I’m so glad to hear it went well! I hope the recovery continues on the same path
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Happy to hear that it went well. Take it easy with your healing process. I haven’t quite slowed down and I think that I have caused a lot of my post op healing problems. Wear that’s right sports bra!!!
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So far my healing is going great. I have my post-op visit today at 1:30PM. I hope to also get the final biopsy results and discuss the nodule that was found on my lung.
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Good luck Silbar!!
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Final biopsy results...B9! He ordered a chest CT scan for next week.
Thank you everyone for your support and kind words. It helped a lot to get me through the waiting.
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That's great news!! I hope all goes well with the CT scan!
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awesome news
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Congrats on the benign news!!
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Thank you ladies
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Yay!!
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Silbar, I'm so very happy for you! I've been thinking about you lots!
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Thank you, Teachermomfl !!!
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Great news!!!
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Thank you Busytoday!
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