Getting scared

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Lynn721
Lynn721 Member Posts: 5
edited March 2019 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

On February 20 th was my normal mammogram. My call back was February 21st. My 3d mammogram with ultrasound was February 25 th. The dreaded "you'll need a biopsy" was said. My biopsy is scheduled for this Thursday, 8:30 am, and now that it's getting close.....it's hitting me. I thought I was doing good, until today. I keep seeing my childrens faces in my head, my youngest is 11, then 13 then 21. My oldest knows, my younger ones have no idea. They don't know that I'm facing something that I don't know what it is yet. They are unaware that I'm off work Thursday to have a biopsy of my right breast. That after they go to school I'm heading to the hospital to have this procedure. I'm scared and don't know what to expect. I'm finding I'm forgetting everything the radiologist said. Were there clear margins? If so, are they still clear? Were the lymph nodes clear ......as far as he could tell so far. Still 11mm? No shadowing?My boyfriend is in denial and won't talk about it. I'm actually a nurse......Nurses make the worst patients or so I'm told. I'm not used to being on this side of medicine. Could really use some support.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited March 2019

    (((((((Lynn721))))) sending you tons of hugs. You are not alone. One day, one moment at a time!

    Do you have someone who will go to your appointments with you, for support and to help take notes?


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  • blah333
    blah333 Member Posts: 270
    edited March 2019

    Hello.... you shouldn't have "margins" yet - that's the area around the cancer that was removed. Do you have access to your report somewhere online (health portal) that has further info? You shouldn't get ahead of yourself. It does stink you have a bit more waiting to do, even after the biopsy. They will likely make you lay on a table and put your breast through a hole and squeeze it (like a mammogram) and while they put the needle that will take out a very small core (like a grain of rice) they are watching the imagery of your breast to make sure they are getting to the area of concern.


    11mm is quite small. Breast cancer is generally very treatable nowadays. Did you have calcifications? a lump? Think of it this way - at least they aren't already 100% sure you have cancer, if that were the case it would be quite advanced. Right now you just have a suspicious area they want to check out. See if you can glean more information at the biopsy.

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  • Meow13
    Meow13 Member Posts: 4,859
    edited March 2019

    Good luck, remember 80% of biopsies are benign.

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