Waiting on breast biopsy results - heads a mess

Hello everyone.

Ive never really posted on anything like this before but I just feel so lost and scared right now I thought Id see if there is anyone else out there feeling the same. 
Im 36, beautiful son and hubby. Couple of weeks ago was doing my fake tan, noticed just the slightest of dips in my left breast (bottom outer corner). I was due on my cycle so left it a few days encase it was something related and when it didnt go I made an appointment with my GP. They couldn't feel anything but made a referral to the breast clinic based on asymmetrical breasts. 
So I head to the clinic, consultant has a feel and agrees on the dip and can feel a lump underneath it. This then leads them to book me in as urgent for the following day but for a biopsy, mammograms and so on. So I have the mammograms done, they take multiple images. Wait again to head into the consultation room with 2 student nurses, the consultant, a Ultrasound tech and a nurse. They start talking about the lump and identify another one but at this point Im a bit numb and not really taking it all in. I have the biopsies done and then the consultant speaks to me, here is where Im upset at myself as I cant remember the exact wording (my head was and is a mess) but something along the lines of “Concerned” or “Suspecting” malignancy. It was all so fast though. I had titanium chips popped in over the two lumps tested then sent back out for another mammogram to confirm their placement and booking me in for an MRI. During the last mammogram I felt so stupid, I was almost literally frozen as every muscle was so tense and I just couldn't stop trembling. The poor technician was trying to get me to relax but I just couldn’t 
I feel so lost, so scared and to be honest completely blindsided and I don't know if Im just being a big baby or if this is a normal reaction to it all. Has anyone experienced something similar and its come back as benign? Im praying it comes back benign but their reaction and way they are speaking has made me feel like they already know it’s cancer. Then I spiral thinking oh god what if its spread already? And the littlest pain anywhere is making me so paranoid.
Im so grateful to my GP and hospital for moving so quickly, the other half just feels terrified. 
Sorry for the long rambly post and thank you for reading, I just feel like Im free falling right now x

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  • I am experiencing this exact same right now. Exactly the same happened to me and 2 days before Xmas I had biopsies done and mental clips inserted. I am going on Friday for results and I am absolutely petrified.

    I have a 17 and 13 year old been married 23 years and have so much planned for 2025. I feel like I am living in a nightmare. 

    I hope your results came back OK, and you have managed to beat it. As I can see this comment was some time ago. 

    All the best for 2025

    A xx

  •    oh lovely, whenever I see posts like yours I just want to leap through the screen and give you a big hug. 
    Your in about the worst limbo right now and the fear, confusion and sadness that comes with it are like nothing Id ever experienced. It doesnt feel real and the shock of it is just awful.
    This does subside I promise you.  
    I know its easier said than done as this is such a difficult time but try and stay positive, many more biopsies come back negative for cancer than positive.

    I really do hope that your results are benign but if they arent then this is the first step towards getting better and getting back on track. You may very well still be able to get on with all of your 2025 plans albeit with maybe slight delays. Everyone’s treatment plan is unique for them with different time scales. Take all of this step by step.


    Unfortunately mine was positive but I was incredibly lucky with how supportive and fast my team moved. Diagnosed on the 02/08, surgery 04/09!. Now Im almost at the half way mark of my adjuvant/preventative chemo.

    This forum has been fantastic and the support, warmth and kindness here has blown me away. We are here if you need to chat, vent or just air your thoughts lovely, you arent alone and we get it. Xxx

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  •    oh lovely, whenever I see posts like yours I just want to leap through the screen and give you a big hug. 
    Your in about the worst limbo right now and the fear, confusion and sadness that comes with it are like nothing Id ever experienced. It doesnt feel real and the shock of it is just awful.
    This does subside I promise you.  
    I know its easier said than done as this is such a difficult time but try and stay positive, many more biopsies come back negative for cancer than positive.

    I really do hope that your results are benign but if they arent then this is the first step towards getting better and getting back on track. You may very well still be able to get on with all of your 2025 plans albeit with maybe slight delays. Everyone’s treatment plan is unique for them with different time scales. Take all of this step by step.


    Unfortunately mine was positive but I was incredibly lucky with how supportive and fast my team moved. Diagnosed on the 02/08, surgery 04/09!. Now Im almost at the half way mark of my adjuvant/preventative chemo.

    This forum has been fantastic and the support, warmth and kindness here has blown me away. We are here if you need to chat, vent or just air your thoughts lovely, you arent alone and we get it. Xxx

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