Tomorrow is one week since surgical biopsy

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Katmom2
Katmom2 Member Posts: 5
edited December 2019 in Waiting for Test Results

6 plus weeks since my ordeal began and exactly 1 week since my surgical biopsy- still no word. I have panic disorder so, while treated by my wonderful pcp, I’m barely holding it together. My teenage kids know mom has been off because 6 weeks is a long time to make up excuses about stress. And at this point I’m barely eating because I have the worst case of acid reflux I’ve ever had. The stress has my insides burning.

I spent the day wrapping gifts and waiting on a call that never came. My pcp even tried checking his doctor portal multiple times but nothing.

Tomorrow and the next day I will bake and celebrate and try to feel normal. But I know despite trying really hard to appreciate every moment I will want to fall apart. I’m just so sad and exhausted that after all this time I still don’t have answers. 3 mammograms, an ultrasound, 2 core biopsies, and a surgical biopsy. And no definitive answer.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited December 2019

    Sorry - waiting is terrible. At least your PCP is being proactive. Hopefully he is proscribing anxiety meds and/or acid reflux meds as you wait.

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  • AliceBastable
    AliceBastable Member Posts: 3,461
    edited December 2019

    That's a lot of waiting to have to do. But remember that the labs are probably short staffed during the holidays, so don't count this week as part of the wait. And do try to let go and have fun with your family in the meantime. Building good memories will help if you need them down the line.

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  • Katmom2
    Katmom2 Member Posts: 5
    edited December 2019

    I just called my surgeon’s office and a medical tech broke protocol to tell me my results just came in as benign. She said she could hear the worry in my voice and it’s Christmas. She was messaging the surgeon on vacation to ask her to call and give me more details in depth, because she isn’t qualified to discuss any of that. So I still don’t know what caused my Birad 4 architectural distortion, other than that on Core biopsy the tissue came back as dense fibrosis. But whatever it is, it’s is not cancer.

    I wish for all of you still waiting the same Christmas miracle I received. 6 weeks of waiting and worrying ultimately led to good news. I wish the same for all of you.

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  • Beesie
    Beesie Member Posts: 12,240
    edited December 2019

    Great news!

    Merry Christmas!

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  • thisiknow
    thisiknow Member Posts: 134
    edited December 2019

    "Merry Christmas!" Katmom2

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