Waiting for breast biopsy result

Hi

I had a breast biopsy and mammogram done last week and have spent the last 6 days in complete fear of the results. After the biopsy and mammogram I was called back into a room with the doctor and a bcn to be told the mammogram was very worrying as the mass looked highly suspicious. As a 42 year old mother of 2 I have been beside myself with worry it’s been with me 24/7 and anxiety levels through the roof!

Today I got my results (I was literally crying on the way into doctors room) it’s not breast cancer, it’s a Fibroadenoma. I wanted to share this so that anyone going through this awful time can see suspicious lumps don’t always mean cancer. I also want to wish everyone good luck whatever their outcome xx

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  • Thank you for your post.  I'm waiting on results and haven't slept for 4 days.  I just keep bursting into tears.  Keeping this to myself as don't want to panic my family.  I am petrified.  They have taken 5 biopsies and I thought just a cyst.  I am a cater to my sister with learning difficulties and if anything happens to me what will happen to her.  I am 49 and haven't had children so there is no one else to look after her.

     

    im so scared 

  • Hi

    I hope you don't mind me responding, reading your message reminds me so much of how I felt waiting for results after biopies.  I was 49 when this happened to me and I am the person who looks after my partner, as he has been chronically ill for years, we have no children, my family live abroad, and my fears were that I could not be ill, everything... bills mortgage all the household pressures are on me and I could not be the one to fall apart.

    Looking back now nearly 2 years, I would say try to take this one day at a time, don't race ahead to what if... I was in such a state, and in the end it was ok.  There is no way to know if this will be ok for you yet, but try to make sure you eat and sleep if you can, you sound like a strong person and you will cope.

    I hope you don't have to wait too much longer for the results, and I hope things will be ok for you x

     

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  • Hi

    I hope you don't mind me responding, reading your message reminds me so much of how I felt waiting for results after biopies.  I was 49 when this happened to me and I am the person who looks after my partner, as he has been chronically ill for years, we have no children, my family live abroad, and my fears were that I could not be ill, everything... bills mortgage all the household pressures are on me and I could not be the one to fall apart.

    Looking back now nearly 2 years, I would say try to take this one day at a time, don't race ahead to what if... I was in such a state, and in the end it was ok.  There is no way to know if this will be ok for you yet, but try to make sure you eat and sleep if you can, you sound like a strong person and you will cope.

    I hope you don't have to wait too much longer for the results, and I hope things will be ok for you x

     

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  • I don't mind you responding at all.  Yes I'm taking it one day at a time.  I'm on my own today so I think my mind has been racing.  The tears just run down my face.  I just hope everything will be ok.  This waiting is so alwful.  My heart goes out to anyone else waiting for results.  
     

    I think this Forum is really good for positive thinking from people.  I also think in losing two very close friends with breast cancer that hasn't helped.  You forgot about all the survivors out there just the worse.  
     

    take care everyone 

  • Let's do this one day at a time and fill our heads with good thoughts. It's not easy but it'll make the waiting more bearable.

    Look after yourselves x