Hi March_Hare,
Just a quick message hoping your appointment with the surgeon went as well as possible. You will probably feel much better once you have a treatment plan.
x Harry

Confirmed invasive breast cancer but need more biopsies & contrast mammograms & tracing for spread etc in both breasts & lymphs so really don't feel better as no plan yet and so very stressful as 2 weeks to get back the results. This all started 14 weeks ago & it's been extremely difficult with cint tests ^ awaiting results. I'm now on my 3rd set of biopsies...is this normal?

Confirmed invasive breast cancer but need more biopsies & contrast mammograms & tracing for spread etc in both breasts & lymphs so really don't feel better as no plan yet and so very stressful as 2 weeks to get back the results. This all started 14 weeks ago & it's been extremely difficult with cint tests ^ awaiting results. I'm now on my 3rd set of biopsies...is this normal?

Such as stressful time for you. The waiting is horrible. Especially when you do not have a treatment plan yet. But you will get through this.
I am not a professional. But biopsies provide the medics with much more information, compared with, say, relying on scans and blood tests.
It sounds likes they are taking very good care of you, which is great. But this doesn't change the fact that the waiting is awful. 
Wishing you the very best. x Harry

Hello and thank you for posting.

I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis of breast cancer and the ongoing stress whilst they do the further diagnosis tests needed.

It is not unusual for further testing of the breast cancer cells to be needed to be able to accurately diagnose the stage, type and grade of cancer that someone is dealing with.

This information is essential to help the doctors in piecing together as much information about your cancer as possible so that they can choose the most accurate treatment for you.

I appreciate that this feels like things are being dragged out, and waiting for results is hard. However, getting the correct diagnosis is important.

During this time I hope you have support. As well as this forum, Breast Cancer Now has a forum that might be useful to hear from others with a breast cancer diagnosis.

We also have a helpline with nurses if you want to talk things out. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9 am till 5 pm Monday to Friday.

Take care; hopefully, this will all be sorted for you soon, and a plan in place, but until then, it may be useful to look at our Prehabilitation page as you prepare for treatment. 

Sarah

Thank you