Hey there,

your bound to be worried  it's normal.....I had a core biopsy and they numb you, it was completely painless.....I got my results two weeks later but I do know of ladies who had results back within a week....

take someone with you for moral support.....fingers crossed all will be fine....let us know what happens? Xx

Thank you Marlyn. Glad to hear that they numb you. Wish the wait wasn't as long as it is, but that can't be helped.

Hopefully my mother in law will be available to look after my daughter, so that my husband can come with me (he is a stay at home dad). We haven't mentioned anything to her yet as she is attending the funeral of one of her sisters tomorrow so she has enough on her plate. Nothing will change between now and wednesday morning (except that I should have an appointment date by then), so no harm in holding off a couple days.

I will come back and update when I know more xx

Yes, I didn't mention anything either....why worry people until you have the facts....and all being well your results will be absolutely nothing to worry about....will looking out for you xxxx

Hi K,

I am going through a similar waiting game, so i appreciate how you are feeling. I am 37 and have two little boys, which helps to distract me as much as possible. I too haven't told anyone except my husband what is going on. The only way I can get through the waiting is to try to put it out my head for now and pretend its not happening. That may not be good advice, but it has helped me to function.  

I have recently had a biopsy, and I felt a slight sting from the local anathestic and nothing further. I was expecting the pain to kick in a few hours afterwards, but it didn't actually get too painful at all. I just have a very colourful bruise now. I get my results tomorrow, which is almost 3 weeks (less one day) since the biopsy. I did chase things up, so I'm not sure if that wait is usual or not. 

I am hoping that you have good news. I was so frightened going to the breast clinic but the nurses were so lovely and kind (which made me cry, but it doesn't take much). Wishing you all the very best xx 

Hi I’m in the same position have an enlarged lymph node under right arm. Have a referral to Breast clinic and I too am so anxious and scared!

Thanks Kate. I hope your news is good. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Denbella, hope your appointment comes through quickly and that all turns out to be fine. Fingers crossed for you.

Have noticed another lump appear next to the original one this evening. So that's got me nervous. Hoping they call tomorrow with an appointment.

Daughter seems to have a cold and conjunctivitis so is pretty upset right now,  and sleep is proving difficult. It never rains but it pours, hey?!

K x

Still no call for my appointment. I hate this waiting!!

Does anyone know how late in the day the clinic can call up to? Is it like 5pm? Or later?

My mind is imagining all kinds of scenarios now!

K x

Hi, 

Sorry to hear you are going through this too.

I was referred by my GP last Monday, and recieved a letter from them saying I should have heard from the clinic by Wednesday. By Thursday I still hadn't been contacted so I rang the clinic. The unhelpful receptionist said that they hadn't contacted me because they didn't have any appointments in the 2 week time frame available. I rang my GP surgery the following day and they spoke to the clinic who confirmed they had a crisis situation and couldn't offer appointments. In the end they booked me an appointment in another hospital for next Wednesday, just over the two weeks from seeing my GP.

I do wonder how long I would have had to wait for an appointment if I hadn't contacted them myself.

It may be worth you contacting the clinic or your GP and see if you can get an appointment.

Although I'm still really scared of the results I've been calmer since knowing when my appointment is and have just been trying to carry on as normal as much as possible, helped by the distraction of my daughters birthday.

Good luck, I hope you get an appointment soon X

Thanks daftmummy. And sorry you had to chase up also. I think, from reading around, it's not uncommon for the clinics to be short staffed and so staff illness and/or holiday can have an impact on appointment availability.

The GP told me to call the GP surgery on Wednesday if I hadn't heard by then and they would chase up for me. And that is reiterated in the patient leaflet she gave me also. So I'll wait until 10am and will then call GP surgery. Having searched about local breast clinic, I see that they had to stop appointments for a 2 week period in 2017 due to staff holiday and so people were referred to Bristol instead during that time. Things may have changed since then, but they were obviously at the mercy of staff illness and holidays then.

Mummykir, they perhaps did the biopsy just to be extra safe and extra sure. Cover their backs type thing. If they didn't think it was cancer then, it most likely isn't. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you. Do let us know how you get on!

I've noticed a pain and an itch on the inside of my breast (if that makes sense - scratching on the outside doesn't relieve it) now. But, I'm so nervous and paranoid, I don't know if my mind is just playing tricks on me, you know? Arghhh! I am not good at waiting!

Kate x