Ultra sound Breast Core biopsy

Hi, I am new to the forum and feeling anxious about my follow up appointment today!! I have a pea sized lump in my right breast which I have noticed and the doctor had told me that it wasn’t a concerning lump but the next minute I’m being called to have an ultrasound and then I had a core biopsy with ultrasound straight the way.  Again I was told that I shouldn’t be concerned about the lump and that it was benign. However I have been back for the results and they now want to carry out another biopsy to be on the safe side! They have also said that a small metal plate may need to be inserted into it which makes me really concerned. So are they now not sure if this is cancerous?? Going out of my mind with worry. Also my last biopsy was painful and I am very bruised over a week later! Did anyone have much pain during their biopsy? I had some local anaesthetic but it didn’t feel like it had worked. I am now so scared about going back to have it done again. Any comments here would be much appreciated. 

  • Hello kayleighjames1234, 

    A warm welcome to our forum. I was wondering how your follow up appointment went? I hope you managed to find out a little bit more. Do you already have a date for the biopsy? 

    I can imagine this must be a worrying time for you but try to keep busy and distracted if you can during this long agonizing wait. 

    I hope you will hear from some of our lovely ladies here who have had breast core biopsy before. I had a little look around the forum for you for other members who have had this type of biopsy before, and found for example [@Margo73]‍  who was in a very similar place exactly a year ago as you can read here. Hopefully she will come and share her experience with you. More recently, [@SamKatz]‍ and [@Squirrels]‍ also experienced bruising and swelling after their biopsies so they may be able to tell you more too about their own experiences. You can read their stories on this thread

    Our nurses are also available on this free number 0808 800 4040 if you have any questions about the breast core biopsy for example - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator