Hi Karenk,

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.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

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 

Hi

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

Hi,sorry about your news,I have the same diagnose but mine is DCIS high grade,i have done one  surgery but the margins came positive si next week will do mastectomy ,hoping for the best,scary times for us but we need to be strong and we are lucky to have a pre cancer prognose.

wish you all the best 

Hi June

You are going to get through this! And im going to make you laugh because there is a lot of nice nipples tassels on the market these days lol

But seriously my love and thoughts are with you

Big hugs Karen

Hi peca

It is cancer? Not pre cancer? Am confused xx what opp have you had, treatment etc, when and where did u find you lump and how long did u have to wait to get sorted...sorry for questions..head all over like you xxxxx

June  

Haha you need nipples to hang tussles on xxxx xxxxx I am confused...he said lumpectomy......but he removing all breast tissue to chest wall and nipple? Sound more like full removal? Xx

Hugs

June   xx

Hi Jane,

Your story has given me some hope on large lumps....On Monday after being briefly looked at & examined by consultant he said my lump was a cyst & he wasn't concerned. He sent me down to breast screening to have a mammogram & ultrasound and said they would probably drain it. I felt immediate relief but once I'd had the mammogram & was called into ultrasound she said that she was concerned by the lump & proceeded with a biopsy of the lump & swollen lymph nodes under my arm . The consultant was surprised to see me back at the breast clinic & said that it had taken him by surprise. He said lump looked very suspicious & was more likely to be something than not. He wanted to see me back for results on Thursday but he was completely fully booked until Monday! He said there maybe a cancellation but if not Monday. I have obvs been thinking the worse. My lump is large but everything you read states more than 2cm is large! I've convinced myself that they won't be able to remove my breast as the lump is too big & that every ache & pain in my body is now cancer spreading throughout me. Im trying to be strong but I already suffer with anxiety so im not so good at positive thinking ‍♀️ I've been researching private cancer care, I wasn't even sure if it was something you can do but I guess when I get my results this is something that I should ask about then? 
 

xx

The DCIS is precancer or stage 0 cancer,thats my diagnose,bit the cancer cell might be grade 1,2 or 3 .I have grade 3 which is not good so I high risk that the cancer might come back.

I have done one surgery,not suscesfull ,will do another one soon mastectomy.After that I dont know what the treatment will be ,it depense.

I found a small lump close to the niple on ky left breast in July and my gp refered me in one week,and I had the surgery after 2 weeks so really quick.

The tissue that they removed was 11mm.

Hi peca

Am so glad you got sorted quickly...I was seen in Dec last year. They called me in August said they mislaid my paperwork...I am grade 2 had excisional biopsy 3rd Sept...9 month later

Now another removal of all breast tissue and nipple and lymph nodes on 1st Oct I had to wait they apologised xx we are all scared 

Hope it hasn't spread xx won't know ubtil 2 week after removal of everything probably around 14th Oct x

9 months after,not good from their part,but DCIS grade 2 for what I know will take years before becomes invasive so I think it ok.

I wish your margins will be clear negative so you can have a piece of mind ,mine unfortunately came positive in 3 side thats why will do mastectomy.

I wish you all the best,I am here if you have more question ,will help with what I can going throw the same experience makes us strong.

Hope everything goes well in 1st of October,good luck hun.

Juliana!

Hi june

Just stick then on no one needs to know whats under them tassels my lovely lol yeah it is all a bit confusing they dont give easy answers thats fof sure, look at me a week past Monday results are clear from what we tested but due to changes we want to double check; did that stereotactic biopsy put another clip in, i spoke to the consultant and i said what do you think it is! She said at the monent its a mystery, i asked the radiologist when she took an xray before the biopsy and she said they think a radial scar, but they told me on the phone when i got my results it wasnt, so a medical mystery just now, I'll find out on Monday when i go to the clinic, i said to the consultant on Thursday so the results for the first biopsies were fine but i needed a more detailed biopsy because it wasnt where you needed to be looking at? And she said yes hence why they have put another clip in!! She said we are hoping  worst case scenario its a radial scar but we dont know, so i know where confusion comes from because they said it wasn't a Radial scar! So im still in the dark until i go on Monday.

Hugs Karen xx

Hi june

Just stick then on no one needs to know whats under them tassels my lovely lol yeah it is all a bit confusing they dont give easy answers thats fof sure, look at me a week past Monday results are clear from what we tested but due to changes we want to double check; did that stereotactic biopsy put another clip in, i spoke to the consultant and i said what do you think it is! She said at the monent its a mystery, i asked the radiologist when she took an xray before the biopsy and she said they think a radial scar, but they told me on the phone when i got my results it wasnt, so a medical mystery just now, I'll find out on Monday when i go to the clinic, i said to the consultant on Thursday so the results for the first biopsies were fine but i needed a more detailed biopsy because it wasnt where you needed to be looking at? And she said yes hence why they have put another clip in!! She said we are hoping  worst case scenario its a radial scar but we dont know, so i know where confusion comes from because they said it wasn't a Radial scar! So im still in the dark until i go on Monday.

Hugs Karen xx

Hi Karen,

How are you bearing up? - not long now until you get your results. I hope that all goes well on Monday.

Regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi jolamine

Nice to hear from you, yeah another long wait but hopefully be fine, its the wait again and the unknown, so been a bit low to be honest, if everything is ok what a journey it still has been, i take my hat off to you all in your journeys!!! But the last 2 weeks since i joined ive read everyones journeys and it's so nice how everyone supports each other!!!

You jolamine are one of the strongest people ive had the pleasure to talk to, your knowledge, understanding and support, so lovely how you reassure June!!! June is lovely too and she will get through this, the surgeon and nurses are certainly on the ball and not making her hang about, as you say next week at this time it will all be over for her and she will deeply be in our thoughts

You are a true inspiration jolamine! Thank you

Love & hugs.                                                                            Karen xx

Hi Karen,

It's only natural that you have been a bit low. It is hard enough waiting 1-2 weeks for results, but becomes all the more worrying as further tests are required. Still, most of these tests are to rule out anything sinister as much as they are to find something and, in the long run, you'll be glad that you have had a thorough investigation rather than being palmed off.

It is so kind of you to say that I am a strong person Kare. I always thought that I was until I was diagnosed. My mother died from breast cancer not long before I was diagnosed and, I had always expected that it would happen and thought that I was prepared for the news. I was utterly embarrassed by how I reacted to the news that I had it too. It was this experience of total despair that prompted me to come on to the forum. I got such tremendous support from  total strangers and, it was this which prompted me to try and help others. My knowledge is not huge, but I have had 12 years to try and hone up on the subject.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you on Monday!

Jolamine xx

Hi

Hope you are well xxx I posted on here about the injection am having, blood protein? Xx I am so worried its spread xxx

Love and hugs xx  

Hi June,

The dye is a normal procedure and nothing to worry about. As you said this will identify the sentinel node(s).  Some hospitals are set up to assess these during surgery and, if these contain any cancer cells, your surgeon may remove more lymph nodes to find out the extent of spread. This avoids having another operation. It would be worth asking your nurse whether or not your hospital has this facility. 

Just remember that it's not spread until you're told that it has and, keep telling yourself this, as there's no point in worrying about something that might never happen. It's going to be a busy week for you next week, but it'll soon be all over.

Love & Hugs,

Jolamine xx.

Hi Jolamine

Thankyou for the reassurance xxxx I will ask on Tuesday xxxxxx

Love and hugs xxxxxxx  

June xxx

Karen.

Thinking of you tomorrow. Strong lady. 
Moira

Hi moira

Thank you so much

Love and hugs

Karen xxx

Hi Karen,

I've been thinking of you all day today and hope that you now have some answers.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi jolamine and girls

Good news with biopsies there is no cancer on the biopsies but confirmed by the surgeon a 2cm radial scar but they dont know whats behind it where it is, to get a magnet put in at the pre op and  the op will be in about 5 weeks 2 self isolate 2 weeks before, good news but not out the woods yet

Love karen