Do they tell you if they think its bad news before results?

Offline Daisy_B over 4 years ago

Hi everyone.

I'll try and keep it short as I know we all have our own stories to tell.

I went to the breast clinic on Wednesday afer a GP referral due to a change in my breast and randomly 'lactating'. I was fully expecting them to have a quick check and ultrasound and tell me I was wasting their time! But I ended up having an ultrasound, mammograms and 2 biopsies... so that was a bit of a day!

Anyway, the doctor said what they found was 'feel wise and scan wise' a bit of a 'grey area' due to dense breast tissue. So he couldn't say if it was something innocent or not.

I've been doing some reading while I play the waiting game, and it seems if they do think it's something bad they dont sugar-coat it, and he would have just said straight out if they thought it was likely to be cancer? Is that the case?

I wasn't sure if him saying grey area was him just trying to keep me calm!

I'm really on here just so I can talk through these things, I'm trying to keep rational and calm but waiting is hard! And I don't want to keep going on about it and potentially worrying friends and family in real life for nothing.

Sending love and positive thoughts to everyone on here xxx

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Online Moderator Lucie over 4 years ago

Hello Daisy_B,
You did well to go to the breast clinic after experiencing these symptoms and it's good that they are being thorough with their investigations. I can understand why what the doctor said to you has left you perplexed but I think you can take 'grey area' to mean just that, that they can't really tell yet.
Playing the waiting game is definitely not an easy thing to do as many of our members will know only too well. Try if you can not to anticipate the worst as this will only make you feel more worried and stay well away from the temptation to look things up on Google as this may make you feel even more anxious and confused. There are helpful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news.
I hope that you will hear from other members of the forum who have been through something similar before and that they will come and share their story with you. You're right to try and keep calm but it's easier said than done as waiting for results can be so stressful!
Everything crossed for you that everything turns out to be fine.
Best wishes,
Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator
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Online Moderator Lucie over 4 years ago

Hello Daisy_B,
You did well to go to the breast clinic after experiencing these symptoms and it's good that they are being thorough with their investigations. I can understand why what the doctor said to you has left you perplexed but I think you can take 'grey area' to mean just that, that they can't really tell yet.
Playing the waiting game is definitely not an easy thing to do as many of our members will know only too well. Try if you can not to anticipate the worst as this will only make you feel more worried and stay well away from the temptation to look things up on Google as this may make you feel even more anxious and confused. There are helpful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news.
I hope that you will hear from other members of the forum who have been through something similar before and that they will come and share their story with you. You're right to try and keep calm but it's easier said than done as waiting for results can be so stressful!
Everything crossed for you that everything turns out to be fine.
Best wishes,
Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator
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