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
ive been reading through all your posts and I am so sorry that you are going through this. I had a routine mammogram in May just after turning 50. I received a letter asking me back for further investigation where I had a copy under Ultrasound and also a fine needle biopsy under mammogram with a clip inserted. I felt like I had been hit by a bus, there were no lumps to be felt but the original mammogram showed calcifications. Then I had the dreaded two week wait for results where I was diagnosed with a 10cm high grade DCIS. The consultant recommended a mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. I was fortunate that I could go private for the surgery and it is the same consultant as the NHS so I could have the surgery and then have any treatment needed afterwards through the NHS. tonsay I was terrified would be N understatement. I had my surgery on 17th August. First was the sentinel node injection to highlight where the lymph nodes were then straight into theatre. The hospital were able to test my nodes during the operation and I was told that if there were any signs of cancer in them then they would remove all nodes under my armpit. The surgery lasted about three hours and I can honestly say has been less painful then the biopsies. When I was in recovery I was told that my lymph nodes were clear so only two were removed and have gone to pathology along with the breast tissue. although I felt relieved, I was still very anxious to get the final results two weeks later. the consultant did think that I may need some radio therapy. I received the final results and was advised that no further treatment was needed and I am all clear. I hope this gives you some reassurance and to know that it is treatable. The hardest part is the waiting. My new boob is fantastic, now need to get the other one lifted to match. keep being strong and positive and if you need any advice or reassurance then please do ask. jane. Xx
Oh June there is every hope in the world. I know that at the moment you feel so down and helpless. I used to wake up every morning crying, I had convinced myself that there is no hope. Sundays were always the worst. I was so desperate that I found the money to go private but the operation would have been exactly the same privately or through the NHS it was even with the same surgeon. It was purely for my mental health as I could have it done a week earlier. The surgeon even told me that it would make no difference to wait a week to save the money. I was told after the operation that I did have 4mm of invasive cancer but it had all been removed. Is your appointment with the consultant on Tuesday? You will feel better once you have spoken to them and have a definite plan of action. Look at all the amazing comments on this thread. So many have been through the same thing and understand how you are feeling and are here to tell the tale and to help. I wish I could give you a hug to help reassure you that it will all work out. jane. Xxx
Mine is 10mm reaches margin...I have mammogram and ultrasound Tuesday..see consultant..MDT meeting thur..they call me Thursday with a plan. So I don't know. Xxxx
That's really quick so not long to wait. 10mm is small in comparison to mine at 10cm. You are in the hands of experts and no decision can be made until the mammogram and ultrasound and it always has to go through an MDT meeting so all the experts can make a discuss all the results. as Jolamine said, write down all your questions. I recorded my meetings with the consultant on voice memo as I knew I wouldn't remember anything they said. Have they given you a number to talk to the breast nurse at the hospital?
If you are feeling really worried then call the nurse in the morning. They know how you are feeling and can help to reassure you. I really do send you all my love and support and understand how you are feeling as do the other women on this group. You are not alone, bloody boobs, nothing but trouble. Xxx
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..
He said the cancer is in and around nipple, so it's a large area being removed and he would take it from underneath. Where the wire of bra is and luft it up into hole xx he still not sure if he will get clear margins x can I ask if they took your lymph nodes...did you have tissue from your body put in?
What treatment did you have or having after lumpectomy? Xxxxx sending love and hugs xx xxx
