Bruising after Biopsy?

cammie31
cammie31 Member Posts: 4
edited December 2019 in Benign Breast Conditions

Hi all,

I'm new to the board, just had an MRI-assisted biopsy on Tuesday of two spots that revealed benign papilloma at 4:00 and flat epithelial atypia at 5:00 in my left breast. I'll be headed off to the surgeon next week as I'll need a larger area removed due to the FEA to make sure they got it all and to make sure there's nothing hiding out, but I have a more timely issue at the moment, and that is: my biopsies have left me with a GIANT bruise. Basically across the whole lower outer quadrant and stretching into the lower inner quadrant. Is this normal biopsy bruising or do I need to raise this as an issue? I bruise at the drop of a hat, but this is really impressive bruising....

Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this!
Cammie

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  • Veeder14
    Veeder14 Member Posts: 880
    edited November 2019

    Hi Cammie31,

    Yes, the bruising is normal. I had the same thing, a huge bruised area that I didn't think would ever heal, but it did. In order to stop the bleeding after the biopsy, the technician/nurses aide jammed her hand on my breast so hard I thought a rib was broken, and thus more bruising. It will go away. I had lots more bruising after my surgery.

    Good luck with your upcoming surgery.

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited November 2019

    Yeah the bruising can be impressive. It will probably take ages to go away too!

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

    Hello, cammie, and welcome to Breastcancer.org! We're glad to see that you found us and decided to reach out to others for support. If there's anything you need help with or have any comment for us, please feel free to contact us. We're always here.

    Best wishes,

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited November 2019

    cammie - you might try some heat, it may help disperse the bruising - with a hot water bottle, heating pad, or those bean bag things you warm in the microwave. You can make you own by putting some uncooked rice in a sock and securing the end with a hair tie. Additional options are topical Arnica gel, some extra oral Vitamin C, Bromelaine and Zinc.

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  • cammie31
    cammie31 Member Posts: 4
    edited November 2019

    Thanks, everyone. I'm sure it will look even more interesting after the excision.

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited November 2019

    Oh, after the excision it will definitely be pretty, or at least mine was. Took forever to absorb/go away, and it follows gravity, so pools at the bottom after a while.

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  • bcincolorado
    bcincolorado Member Posts: 5,758
    edited November 2019

    I was given very tiny ice packs that could fit into my bra even that helped with bruising and swelling.

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  • DeeDeeT405
    DeeDeeT405 Member Posts: 44
    edited December 2019

    I have a hard lump now almost 2 weeks after the biopsy. Is this normal?

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  • Rrobin0200
    Rrobin0200 Member Posts: 433
    edited December 2019

    the bruising is definitely normal.. I was black and blue and then when it began to heal, I was yellow. It’s lovely. 🙄

    I developed a hematoma after the biopsy... it gradually went away. I’m sure that’s what this lump is.

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