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Hrv17
Hrv17 Member Posts: 28
edited October 2020 in Waiting for Test Results

I had a biopsy yesterday for a lump i found in my left breast 3 weeks ago. When I had my mammogram and ultrasound they said it was a 1.2 cm mass with pleomorphic calcifications. Totally am freaking out. Mother of 2 small boys 4,6. At the biopsy I ask if they saw anything in my lymph nodes and he scanned and said no. I have done a little googling and the pleomorphic word tends to be linked with not so great prognosis. I am trying to not Google and should have biopsy results today or tomorrow. I'm so scared and have body aches all over. I hope from stress. I need to hold it together but its so hard.

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  • Mama2FourKiddos
    Mama2FourKiddos Member Posts: 61
    edited October 2020

    Hi! Hope you're feeling ok from your biopsy...and I hope you get your results back very quickly. The waiting is the worst and reeks havoc on your body. I remember while I was waiting I had an elephant sitting on my chest and my jaw clenched too. Once the results came in my body could finally relax a bit and I realized how stressed and tightened up I really was.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited October 2020

    Hrv17 - We absolutely understand your fears and the stress you're going through.You've come to the right place for support as you go through this. Good luck with biopsy results and please, come back to let us know how it goes!

    The Mods


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  • Hrv17
    Hrv17 Member Posts: 28
    edited October 2020

    Thank you! I think its stress to because my jaw is so tight and yes I feel short of breath and freaking out. Atleast it sounds like that's just anxiety. I also get the fear its spread. I have to remember its small and have faith in God! I'm grateful for support!

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  • MountainMia
    MountainMia Member Posts: 1,307
    edited October 2020

    Hrv, are you at home? Can you put on some music and dance with your boys? That would loosen up your body, force you to breathe more deeply, and just give you a moment of fun and joy and distraction.

    The waiting is the worst, but you'll find out soon. Not knowing does not actually change anything. Googling doesn't help either, because that just gives you a bunch of worst-case hypotheticals, most of which don't apply to you.

    Wishing you all the best. Please let us know when you find out more.

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  • Redcanoe
    Redcanoe Member Posts: 131
    edited October 2020

    Hey you aren't alone. I'm also awaiting results on a biopsy of a mass with associated pleomorphic calcifications. It's so scary!

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  • Hrv17
    Hrv17 Member Posts: 28
    edited October 2020

    yes it is! When are your results due back? How have you been after the biopsy? Google made me think the biopsy was going to be torcher but it went pretty easy.

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  • Hrv17
    Hrv17 Member Posts: 28
    edited October 2020

    Yes I do need to do something with them. I'm home alone with them all day. Online schooling a preschooler and a 1st grade is stressful in its own. But I wouldn't give up any second with them.


    I definitely need to stop googling. Everything is bad. And most studies are from 2015. Which isn't long ago but this have gotten better with research all the time.


    Thanks for your words and encouragement!

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  • Hrv17
    Hrv17 Member Posts: 28
    edited October 2020

    I received my diagnosis. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in situ. GRADE 2. meet with surgeon next week. He did say it is treatable. Now I need to gather strength to not freak out and keep praying.

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  • moth
    moth Member Posts: 4,800
    edited October 2020

    Hrv17 - there's something not quite right about the phrasing of the diagnosis. DCIS is Ductal Carcinoma in situ - meaning it's still in the duct. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma means it's burst out of the duct and invaded the surrounding tissue. You can have both at the same time which is possibly what the dr was trying to say... Grade 2 is a positive sign - better than Grade 3! It's a sign of how fast and aggressive the cancer grows. I'm guessing there's a bit of a delay for the hormone markers - they take time to stain and read, but that is another piece of important information you'll want to have eventually.

    The IDC is the more serius dx and will guide the treatment plan. Early stage cancer - when it hasn't spread to other organs - definitely IS treatable! Definitely don't freak out. Stay off google, come hang out here if you want info. Just scroll through the IDC and DCIS threads & you'll see tons of women have been done this path and come out the other side.

    This beginning part is the worst. Once you start seeing your team, making a plan and actually implementing it, things get easier. Hang in there.

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  • Beesie
    Beesie Member Posts: 12,240
    edited October 2020

    Hrv, I'm sorry you got bad news.

    Ditto to what moth said, "invasive ductal carcinoma in situ" doesn't exist. But it's easy to get confused with all these new words being thrown at you - we've all been there! As moth suggested, it's likely that you may have a combination of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and DCIS - that combination is very common.

    My only different advice is if you are certain you heard the word "invasive", then I would recommend that you not read threads and posts about DCIS. DCIS, when it is on it's own without any IDC, is treated differently, so DCIS information might lead you down the wrong path or confuse you. Since the DCIS is the lesser condition, while it has to be surgically removed, you don't need to think about it any further. Any treatments recommended for the IDC will be more than adequate for the DCIS.

    When you meet with the surgeon, or even before, be sure to get a copy of your pathology report, and if you don't already have them, copies of all your imaging reports. This is important so that you have the information and to keep a file for future reference.

    Sending cyber ((((Hugs)))).



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