Hi,

Welcome to our forum.

I am so sorry to hear of your experience so far. I know that this is a worrying time, especially when results are inconclusive, but in some cases this is unavoidable.  We need to be patient to ensure that we get a definite diagnosis and can get the correct treatment. There have been many people here who have had a good outcome, despite the  delay. Hopefully, some of them will come along to chat to you soon. The speed with which all the tests are being done is normal, so please don't read anything untoward into this.

I sincerely hope that all turns out well for you at the end. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

I shall be thinking of you on Friday.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you @jolamine. I realise its actually a little crazy to say that I'd be less worried if things had gone slowly, but it seems this whole experience has part of your mind doing cartwheels whilst the logical part of your mind tries to tell it not to! 

Thank you @jolamine. I realise its actually a little crazy to say that I'd be less worried if things had gone slowly, but it seems this whole experience has part of your mind doing cartwheels whilst the logical part of your mind tries to tell it not to! 

I also now have confirmation of my operation and they are calling it 2 things - a sub areolar resesection and excision biopsy. I'm going for a 'marker' to be put in the night before with and ultrasound and have been told they'll put a dressing over it. Any ideas what the marker bit involves?  Is sub areolar resection the same as milk duct removal? As that's how I understood it from what the consultant explained?

Hi,

It's hard not to panic when things are moving so fast, but I'm sure you would panic even more if everything was going in slow motion. We all find the speed a bit overwhelming, but if there is the chance of a cancer being present, the sooner it's seen to the better. It's so hard to deal with the unknown and our imaginations tend to take us to all sorts of dark places. You'll be in a better place once your operation is over.

We all get markers put in, so that the surgeon can idenrify the problem area. As far as I understand, a sub-areolar resection is the same as milk duct removal. There is nothing to getting the marker put in. It is usually inserted at the time of biopsy via a needle.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx