Calling all TNs

Thanks Santabarbarian, appreciate you keeping us up on the latest

congrats on the good blood test! One more hurdle taken :-)!

Yay farfalla!!!!!

Yay, farfalla! That is great news. What a relief, huh?

I had my 1-year mammogram and a whole breast ultrasound today, too. Mammogram results already reported -- everything looks normal except the expected surgery disruptions. I'm still waiting to see the US report, but I don't anticipate any problems.

Between that and my regular physical last week, my background anxiety seems to be settling a bit.

Congrats ladies!

Congratulations might be too early for me. I got the mammogram results back right away (Friday) but have been waiting for the AVBS -- whole breast ultrasound.

Got a phone call this morning (Tuesday) to schedule me for a return visit and biopsy. I have a mass in my right breast that is ugly. My cancer diagnosis a year ago was left breast.

My appointments are for Thursday. First a directed or focused US (not sure what they call it, but specific to the suspicious site) and then biopsy if needed. Based on the description in the test results (finally released to me after the phone call) I would make a large bet that they'll biopsy.

Feeling quite anxious and it is pushing everything else out of my brain.

Thank you, SB.

When I worked (I was an investment manager,) I often got ready for important client meetings by reminding myself "in 48 hours this will be over." It helped me manage the stress of prep and stage jitters for presentation. You get ready; you do it; it's done. But there really is no "48 hours" on these cancer things. Even if it's a good result this time, it's just not over.

MM, You are the mountain. I know you will field this, whatever it is, in a strong way.

But PLEASE remember all the BIRADS 1,2,3, women on these boards, women with lumps that will never go anywhere bad. You may also be one of those women. I would try to defer reacting fully tillI I knew more, in your shoes. I know it is really scary situation, but I am just reminding you that possibilities include all results, not just the smaller percentages of gnarly results. Try not to jump too far ahead.

I am not a worrier by nature. I usually think, I can worry later-- if/when it's actually real. Not going to burn energy or ruin my own day until it's a real known problem that I can try to solve. But I would probably be making a list of questions, for if a problem came along.

Try to do some distracting fun things, a movie or an absorbing project like cleaning closets.

Good luck Mountain Mia.

MM,

You know how it is, - everything is biopsied these days, - and it makes us NUTS! But, - I have a hunch that this will be scar tissue! I hope I'm right!!

Good that you're so busy with better things!

Hugs from NYC

Sending love and support MM.

Thanks so much, everyone! I feel so much support from all of you. I will be sure to let you know what I find out. Hoping I'll know before the weekend.

I do think US have a high false positive rate. A friend of mine went through something similar, one year after all treatments were finished for triple negative cancer. They found something on the MRI, said that it could be cancer with 60% chance. They did an MRI guided biopsy and it was nothing. They are just super cautious with us triple negatives so short out from treatment. It very well could be nothing for you too.

End zone dance!!!!! YAY!

yay!!! Fantastic news!!!!