Biopsy was this morning

@blueberry89

I'm in a very similar situation even down to thinking when I went for the mammorgram thinking it was a cyst and when I went to the biopsy I hoped they would say it was something like fat necrosis except the radiologist pretty much said it was cancer without actually saying the word cancer due to cover your arse legally reasons just in the slight case she is wrong.She used "very,very concerning".

I prettty much lost it and the nurse asked if I wanted to talk to someone.Then I was sent 15 min later to talk to a social worker  who kept using  the words early stage breast cancer.cant get a bigger hint then that.

I also had breast pain where my lump is but it actually went away after a couple weeks and didn't return until the mammogram after that I felt it again and burning sensation for some reason.

I'm desperately hoping it's just a "great pretender" lump that's actually benign or maybe the doctor didn't have enough coffee that morning and wasn't that with it cause she certainly acted grumpy enough.thats why I won't join the newly diagnosed thread just yet.im holding on to a tiny tendril of hope.

I'm waiting for results too and with how our system works it could be over 2 weeks before I get the diagnosis. I've run the gamut of "just cut em off" to right at this point now "just let it kill me cause my quality of life is already near zero and it will be below zero if it's cancer"

For you, If she says it's probably not cancerous but should get checked then odds are it isn't and they are just being overly cautious. They also probably factored in other risk factors when she said "not likely". From your description it sounds like just a precaution to be fullly sure because one never truly knows. Basically what I am saying is your experience would have been closer to mine if they thought it was cancerous.

I think you will be ok but I understand your worry and anxiety of not knowing for sure.

Good luck, best wishes for life,health and love and huge hopes for you getting benign results.

Jadedjo

Jafejo,

My experience with a radiologist was like yours in Dec 2016. It was cancer. However, I had great doctors and support from friends, family and women on breastcancer.org. I made it through treatment and reconstruction and I as m back at work. Things will never be the same again, but I am happy m, working, and vacationing with friends and family.

I hope that your radiologist is wrong but, if not, know that you are not alone. You can get through this. The beginning is just the hardest part.

Blueberry...try to keep busy to pass the time but call after 1 week. They will have the results by then even if they have not contacted you. Get your PCP to call. That's what I did as I was waiting on Chrustmas Day and just after fir results.

@blueberry

Thank you I hope she's wrong too.

Congrats on the no cancer found!!

Good luck with the surgery to remove it

I have to talk to the surgeon but pretty much I'm gonna say tell me the best treatment that reduces reoccurance but means I don't have to take chemo.im not strong enough emotionally or physically right now to handle that right now.

I suspect mastectomy and radiation is going to be the answer. If there is a reoccurance then chemo is the only option but I may be physically stronger later as I plan to keep as active as possible from here on out. I can't do much with food due to finances but I got a whole bunch of fitness dvds and I'm going to try and stretch some money to look for a home fitness DVD for women who have had breast surgery.Then I guess i have to decide if I should go radical and get them both removed. I will know more after the 8th when I see the surgeon.

I also just looked at my aunts response and it's an emoji with stars in its eyes and she put "be positive" in the comments.thats it.thats her only response.  I hate people who use emojis during something serious. So  I posted a sticker that looks like it's saying WTF? Because if she is going to go that route so am I,  because seriously?!?

And for the comment I posted saying seriously?!? It's fricken cancer there's nothing positive about that.  I wanted to say more but there would have been a few curse words involved. It's not that she said it I get why she's saying it it's that it is her first response on the announcement I have cancer. Put it on a post where I talk about treatment fdont put it there. Or do like everybody else and ignore it entirely.

I'm starting exercising to strengthen my muscles for surgery and hopefully lose weight so it decreases complications that's as positive as I can get right now.

I'm sorry but you don't post something like that when somebody just announced they have cancer. Treatments going forward yes but not in the announcement post.say you will get through this, at least they caught it early anything but that because right now I'm seeing nothing positive about the fact that I got another punch in the face from a life that has already beaten me to a pulp.

 there is a good chance this just caused a rift even though we aren't that close to begin with  but I'm okay with that. 

great...blueberry!

I found the lump a few months ago, but had gotten a clear mamo in December, so I figured it wasn't anything. When I realized it had gotten bigger/firmer, I contacted my gyno. Had a diagnostic mamo & ultrasound last week and was scheduled for biopsy - my mass is approx 1.1cm BI RAD 4a. I just had a biopsy yesterday and should hear back by Tuesday. The Dr said it was solid, not fluid/debris - not sure if that is worse or just different. Now just waiting to hopefully hear it's benign.

Good luck to all

good deal. My tumor was surrounded by hyperplasia. The doc is right on

I wish I could say the same about recovery! Very bruised and swollen although swelling decreased since first day. Did have reaction to anesthesia which kept me in hospital overnight... couldn’t get past lightheaded woosy feeling and had to have three bags IV fluids to be able to urinate so dehydrated. Anyone else?