Im waiting on breast biopsy results, i get them on monday, the waiting is just dreadful, sometimes your gut feeling tells you what you know but this time i just dont know! Anyone feel or felt the same?
A very warm welcome to our forum. I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 12 years, plus a few false alarms, so I have been through a number of biopsies. All I can say, is that the wait never gets any easier. Most of us would say that this is one of the worst parts of our cancer journey, as thereare so many unknowns and uncertainties.
I am glad to hear that you don't have much longer to wait. Try to keep yourself occupied with other distractions to help the time to pass a little quicker over the weekend.
Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.
Hi just joined this site reading different comments such an agonising wait for results I'm awaiting my appointment to see if my treatment has worked you feel so lonely at this moment hope all works out for you hang on in there my love thoughts are with you
You are so kind to everyone with your positivity and how much you know, a true inspiration to all of us, june listen to jolamine she knows what she is talking about and its all positive! Today has been a shock for june but she will get through this, you have all our support, we are all scared and its the unknown that does it! But we will come out the other end, just thinking sports bras dont do much for you do they thank god i had a hoody and body warmer on i look like a boy lol (see june made you laugh) linda lusardi yesterday little boy today lol
I've not posted on here before but have been reading all the support and thought I would tell you my experience as it seems similar to yours, apart from your long wait.
I had a mammogram in July and was called back as there was concern. I had another mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy the first week in August where there said they were fairly certain it was cancerous. It was confirmed a week later as Grade 2 invasive cancer 6-7mm, ER+ve, PR +ve and HER2 -ve.
I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy just over 2 weeks later and then had to wait just over 2 weeks for the results. I then got the good news that the margins were clear and so was the sentinel node (they only took one). I have been told that it was Stage 1A, which is the first part of the first stage. This is different from the Grade, which refers to the way the cancer cells look.
it is looking like I will not be needing any further treatment (no radiotherapy or chemotherapy) apart from taking letrazole for 5 years and having annual mammograms for 10 years, if I am able to take part in a research project called Primetime. Even if I don't get accepted onto the Primetime trial, I can probably have the same plan.
So, I would think that you could be in exactly the same position as me in a few weeks time, so although it is a worrying time, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Thankyou for the support and reassurance xx I am grade 2? But I have lump on collar bone and under arm
They don't seem bothered about collar bone but it's grown? They are scanning breast and under arm...wonder if I can ask them to double check the collar bone? Xx
In your post at 10.18 today you said it was ER +ve, HER2 -ve, 10mm and grade 2, so apart from being a tiny bit larger, though still pretty small, it's like mine. I was told mine was really tiny and that they don't see many that small. The average at the clinic I went to is around 2cm.
Sorry, I had no lump which could be felt either by me or the doctor, so can't say anything about that, but you should ask them to check anything you are concerned about.
It is always helpful to have your MRI sooner rather than later, as this cuts down on that awful waiting time. It's good to hear that your consultant is going to see you too. If you have any questions, be sure to write them down before your appointment, as it is all too easy to forget something important in the heat of the moment.
We all have different, if similar concerns. Looking through some of Breast Cancer Care's booklets on breast cancer, these are some of the questions they suggest at your stage:-
When will I have surgery?
How soon after surgery will treatment start?
How long will my treatment last?
Do you think that you will get all of the cancer this time?
How much more breast tissue do you need to remove?
Will I need any sort of reconstruction after surgery, or will my breast still look normal?
Can I have a copy of my Pathology report?
Are there any signs of lympho-vascular invasion?
Am I going to need any treatment post-surgery?
What hormone therapy do you think will be best for me?
What are the side-effects off treatment and, how is this likely to affect me?
Am I likely to need radiotherapy or chemotherapy?
Is a genomic assay test suitable for me and, if so, which one would you advise?
Your consultant will be likely to answer most of these when you see him/her. I hope that this helps.
