Excisional biopsy yesterday...

Weird question. Is it normal to feel completely great after having an excisional biopsy? Is this the calm before the storm? I had one done yesterday morning after having a core needle biopsy done last month. The needle biopsy results were “discordant” with the pathology report so they recommended surgery. The pathology report showed normal breast tissue but that isn’t what they were expecting based on the mammogram/ultrasound. I felt fine after the needle biopsy too. And didn’t feel anything when they inserted a radioactive seed last week. I typically have a pretty high tolerance for pain.

I have had no pain at all at the incision site....yet. And wasn’t tired or groggy at all when I got home even though they had to change plans during the procedure and intubate because I started getting a cold last Thursday, a few hours after they inserted the seed. I guess they had to suction a bunch of mucus from my lungs. I figured I would have at least had a sore throat but that feels fine too. I’m wondering if they used some sort of long acting local anesthetic that is going to wear off tomorrow and I’m going to be miserable. My breast doesn’t feel numb at all though so I’m thinking that isn’t the case. The surgeon did say that whatever they removed was definitely abnormal but because fibrocystic tissue and malignant tissue look similar, he can’t tell with out the pathology report.

The only weird symptom I have is that the back of both calves are really sore. Feels like I walked 5 miles yesterday. No signs of swelling or bruising and they aren't hot to the touch so I don't think it's anything to worry about. Just odd.

When I was 18, I had a lumpectomy to remove a palpable lump in my right breast. It was benign and I was told I had fibrocystic breasts and was basically told self breast exams were kind of a waste of time. I was supposed to start getting mammograms when I turned 40 in 2013 but was always so busy at work that I never got around to it. I finally started having mammograms in 2018 when I turned 45. There was an area in my left breast that they had me doing 6 month mammo’s on but at my yearly one in March 2019, they said that was stable but they saw suspicious area in my right breast and recommended a needle biopsy. But I didn’t have any flex spending left to pay for my deductible so I put it off until August because they said the risk level was really low that it actually was anything.

I have no regrets on waiting. I strongly believe that everything happens when it is supposed to and trust in God’s plan for my life. If that includes cancer, then so be it. I’m sure I will deal with it if it happens.Worrying won’t help anything. I’m just naturally curious and feel better when I know other people's experiences. Knowledge is power!