Terrified!

Tell radiologist team to give you lots of numbing stuff. I had my primary call in a script for Xanax...not sure if it did much good (I had a stereotactic biopsy) I coasted through the biopsy and I was so SCARED! If it hurts, speak up; you shouldn't feel much more than a pinch or perhaps a bit of a burning sensation. Good luck

For those who are having problems getting through the waiting phase: go have some fun! Go to a concert, have a picnic, go to lunch or dinner with friends, take a weekend trip, see a great museum exhibit, or a play or a movie. Do as many fun things as you can. It really helps to balance the nerve-wracking moments, and will give you good memories to look back on no matter what happens. I kept doing that all through, between surgeries and further testing, and I remember the fun times more than the health-related ones.

Thank you yogatyme I appreciate it. I know it's just the start of this journey but I'm ready to get the details/answers and go from there. Everyone is amazing on this thread and all your words of encouragement mean so much!

Sig, fyi, I too was anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. Felt like I was going to jump out of my skin and even had some dissociation....feeling like I was watching myself from above. The anxiety was so bad I felt like I was going to vomit. I just did a lot of deep breathing and telling myself it would be over soon. Hang in there! You really do have this!

is the Valium working for anxiety? It’s hard to say what is causing the breathing issues, but it certainly is worrisome. The good news is the normal chest X-ray, so it doesn’t seem driven by a lung issue. Do you take any medications w side effect of breathing problems? I am not a physician, but I might consider taking a little more Valium to see if it helps w these sx. I can hear in your posts how scared you are and it is certainly understandable. Ultimately you will have to decide if having this biopsy today is the right thing for you. I wish I had some better answers for you. Sending calming thoughts.....

Sig, sending you my best wishes for a positive experience today. It sounds to me like you are having panic attacks. I hope the Valium helps.

My 1st biopsy I had trouble getting out of the car in the parking lot to go inside. I literally thought my life was over and couldn't breathe. I reached out to my sister (has MBC), she offered to come over but I said I was OK. Once inside it was better. Anyway, here I am still among the living and life is good! It's just a little different now. Truly wishing you deep breaths and good results!

Sig, I trust that the biopsy is behind you at this point. I hope it went without a hitch and that you are home resting. ❤️

Sig, hope you are ok??

Slg1324 - Happy to hear it wasn't as bad as you imagined. Keep us posted on the biopsy results! Fingers crossed for good news.

Hey, if that's how it plays out, your dx would be quite similar to mine: small tumor, caught early, a bit mixed in type, hormone positive, HER2 negative. I did in fact have a lumpectomy and sentinel node surgery, then radiation, and now hormone blocker.

So offering you hope from the other side. No, it's not good news but I was sure relieved to not have it be a lot worse.

sig, so glad you have this much behind you. Sorry you are still waiting for HER2 status. Grades range from 1-3, so you’re right in the middle and it generally means the tumor doesn’t look like other breast cells. It does not mean anything about stage. Staging of my tumor was done at surgery but I didn’t get results for about a week. The pathologist has to examine closely and it takes time. Keep breathing!!