Waiting after biopsy - really scared

TSG, sorry you've going through this - it's scary, as we all know!

Hopefully this ends up being a false alarm and you get a benign result from the biopsy. But if you don't, you will take a deep breath and then you will move forward and get through it, one step at a time. Even if you are diagnosed with breast cancer and even if it is in a lymph node, it doesn't mean that it's not an early stage breast cancer. It could still be Stage I.

So don't jump too far ahead. Get the biopsy result. Fingers crossed that it's benign. And if it's not, you will find out what type of breast cancer is it, and you & your doctors will treat it. Not always fun, but doable.

Sending cyber (((hugs))) of support!

TSG, I'm half of a step a head of you. We just finished the long wait and mine was cancer. BUT... I will say, even though I just found out on Friday, the waiting had it's good points. I found that during the wait It gave my husband and children and I the roller coaster ride of emotions. But by the time the news came, we were all calm BECAUSE we had that wait time to think the worst, the best, the good, bad and ugly. We felt more emotionally prepared to deal with the "C" word when they said it. It wasn't the shock I thought it would be because we'd already gone there in our minds. Use this time to prepare for the best the worst and for nothing at all. We're still waiting on the full load of specifics to be told to us. But the wait made me or ready to hear the rest. Part of me is scared but most of me is like.. okay... let's go! Let's fix me! Whatever that may mean. I'm sure the wait for you is super hard having had your mom go through it, but know that the wait does help prepare you so you're not AS horrified as you would be had they told you same day.

I hope the best for you!

TxShannon, welcome to Breastcancer.org, and thank you so much for your post and support. Please know that we're here for you too, so let us know if there's anything at all we can do to help!

Kind wishes,

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TSG, I had several relatives with cancer, some of whom died from it. Just remember that THEIR cancer isn't YOUR cancer. Even if there's a genetic link, it only shows the possibility of getting cancer, not any outcomes once diagnosed. Even with all the cancer in my family, there was no genetic link. You'd probably be surprised how many of us here had the same results from testing.

Had stereotactic breast biopsy same breast I had cancer in 8 years ago. Results in 2 weeks . Nervous not only that it has reappeared but fear it has spread in other parts of body.Trying to stay positive, doing fine but have moments where emotional.

i just went through this and you can do it. First of all it might be b9? I am sending you really positive thoughts! My ultrasound biopsy was in December. The radiologist biopsied a lymph node also. I was so scared of the words lymph node but that part turned out to be b9. You made it through the biopsy so give yourself credit for that. That was hard and that gunshot noise sucked. You did that! Mission one accomplished. Now next step is getting results. If it does happen to be cancer that will suck but I think you have the right attitude. I was shocked but I got through it. My tumor apparently is small but it's triple negative and I have other atypical cells so I just had a bilateral mx. Surgery wasn't that bad. I'm recovering fine. Way better than I thought. The hard part for me now is waiting for final pathology. For me it helps to look at each step as a challenge and give myself a ribbon for overcoming the challenge. I know it's so hard to wait and I feel like I'm there all over again. Keep us posted!!!!

Thank you. Having pain in shoulder blade/scapula area of course think it is the Big C. I know the worrying gets me nowhere . Waiting is terrible. Have 12 more days of stewing and fretting hoping for the best.