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
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.
Thanks from me also.. I will adapt as relevant to my situation . My mind is somewhat blank as I'm trying to adjust to what lies ahead. Should know by 22nd if hormone related or not . Sending love abd hugs xxx
I'm glad to hear that you have found this helpful too. As I said to June, Your consultant will be likely to answer most of these when you see him/her. You will also find that the questions flow once you know exactly what you are dealing with and get your Her2 results back.
Well....here 2e go again...off to hospital in morning.
Ultrasound wed mammogram...then see consultant.
I was in a&e yesterday...pain in head and feeling sick...told high blood presure 171/101 all high...sent home with more meds...ramapril xx
4 nights....b4 I get my plan, I have copies of my questions for consultant to hand out at meeting ...xx I am attaching...good luck everyone...xxx xxx...can't attack don't know how to xxx
I don't understand...he said I will loose my nipple and all breast tissue to chest wall and around 4 lymph nodes...gotta have it checked for clear margin
He said he will take fat from under the area where a wire is in a bra and luft up into the hole , it will look bad...can I ask for full removal and implant? I go in on Friday next week x 1st Oct xx
Your reply to Karen didn't appear until after I had asked how you got on.
I'm sorry to see that you are still up and stressing about this. I don't know what your surgeon's stance is on mastectomy. Most don't want to remove so much tissue if it isn't necessary. Full removal and implant is a more complex operation. I was initially told that the result would be the same wheher I had a lumpectomy or a mastectomy.
You should certainly discuss fulll removal and implant beforehand, so that you are happy that you are having the right surgery for you..
