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Distractions while waiting for biopsy results

Grange32
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Hi all,

for those who have had a biopsy, how the hell did you distract yourself while waiting for over a week?

I only had the biopsy yesterday and it's so hard to function. I have spent the entire day either in panic mode, which I quickly tell myself is silly because it COULD be nothing. But then when I allow myself to think it could be nothing, I start to think "what if" and feel like I need to be prepared. I have work, and a 2 year old daughter to look after and I already feel like I'm not in the room and it's only been a day.

I have BRCA and my mum died of breast cancer when I was 11. So I'm just reliving so much childhood trauma and struggling to keep positive, even though I'm not allowing my husband to see that. thanks 

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    It's really tricky but fortunately for me I had the run up to 1 December with 4 children (3, 5, 10 &12) to keep me busy. I had initial ultrasound on 18 Nov, biopsies on 22nd Nov, 30 Nov they rang to confirm results were in and my appt would be the following week on 8 Dec which was when it was confirmed that I had grade 3 IDC. I had suspected cancer based on the ultrasound images. 

    The rollercoaster of emotions and waiting times is immense and exhausting. Keeping busy was the only thing that worked for me. Every time I was alone in the car on the school run I would get teary as the what if scenarios kept popping into my head. 

    I've just had a mastectomy and axillary clearance and now I'm back in the waiting stage to find out what stage my cancer is at based on the number of lymph nodes infected (definitely 1). 

    But we are here if you need to rant, rage etc xx

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    It's really tricky but fortunately for me I had the run up to 1 December with 4 children (3, 5, 10 &12) to keep me busy. I had initial ultrasound on 18 Nov, biopsies on 22nd Nov, 30 Nov they rang to confirm results were in and my appt would be the following week on 8 Dec which was when it was confirmed that I had grade 3 IDC. I had suspected cancer based on the ultrasound images. 

    The rollercoaster of emotions and waiting times is immense and exhausting. Keeping busy was the only thing that worked for me. Every time I was alone in the car on the school run I would get teary as the what if scenarios kept popping into my head. 

    I've just had a mastectomy and axillary clearance and now I'm back in the waiting stage to find out what stage my cancer is at based on the number of lymph nodes infected (definitely 1). 

    But we are here if you need to rant, rage etc xx

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