Awaiting biopsy results Breast Cancer

Good Morning, 

 

I thought for a little while whether to post here or not, but actually I think I need too.. 

So a little bit of history ; I'm 36 and back in the beginning of June so brushed my hand over my chest and felt quite a big mass on my boob. I thought that's not right, I get it checked out. I wasn't concerned and figured it's probably hormonal changes etc, the gp was great and referred me. I was on the 2 week list for breast clinic, the consultant had a feel agreed it didn't feel normal and said it's most likely glandular changes. Due to Covid no ultrasounds will be done today come back in a few days. So, I go back I'm scanned. They don't seem bothered and say its 'hardened glandular tissue' and I'm discharged. Again I'm not too worried, but don't quite agree. So I keep an eye on my lumpy boob..

Fast forward a couple of weeks and my breast changes massively, its hot to touch, the mass is growing and I have orange peel type skin around my nipple and a definite crease down one side of my breast, it's also 2 cup sizes bigger than my other breast now. My daughter 15 tells me I should go back, I think 'nah ill be ok' but I have a feel around and notice my lymph node in my armpit is swollen so I go back to the gp last week. I'm checked over, and immediately I'm told this isn't normal changes and I'm being referred back to the clinic. I'm given a course of antibiotics as a precaution of infection due to the redness and swelling.

Yesterday I have clinic. The consultant was really lovely, drew a tennis ball sized circle on my breast and says that I need another ultrasound and possibly biopsies. 

I was scanned by another consultant,  he's said there's no fluid, it's most definitely a large mass. So cysts and abscesses are ruled out. He also said there's some nodules on my lymph nodes, so biopsies were taken from them and my breast. That wasn't too bad to be honest, just uncomfortable and the click from the instrument made me wince a bit. (I'm a little tender today, but manageable). The two consultants then spent time together talking with me out of the room. 

I was then sent back to the other consultant, who asked if I had anyone with me this made me laugh as the letter stated that due to covid attend by yourself, so obviously I was on my own.. 

Anyway I asked if it was something sinister she said that they can't say it is until they have the results, but her and the other consultant are very concerned. So obviously this hasn't given me very much confidence at all. I've been informed that there is a mdt meeting next week and I need to go back for a mammogram and results next Thursday.

 

I hope you are all well wherever you are in your journey 

  • Hey, I'm 28 and 2 days ago had biopsies at the breast clinic so I can imagine what you're feeling! 
    My consultant didn't give anything away, she was very nice and was chatting about my eyebrow tattoos and the weather but was very neutral about what she thought the biopsies would reveal.

    my results appointments the 26th.

    x

  • Bless you. 

     

    I want my eyebrows done, but every time I get close something breaks so i have to use the money for something else... Haha 

     

    Best of luck for your results hun, how are you feeling about it?

    I was ok, but the more I think about it the more I know that this is going to be something that changes my life. 

    X

  • Haha, I do microblading so she was asking all sorts! She said she thinks she's too soft, she doesn't like needles as she's there's holding the ultrasound stick watching my biopsy  

     

    I feel better now then I did pre biopsy, I know the balls rolling now and if it's something serious it's getting seen to instead of being left to grow if that makes sense?

    but I'm still scared, I'll be fine most of the time then a wave of panic washes over me.

     

    what about you? 

  • Tbh I am scared. I wasn't until I've had time to process the appointment and what was said. 

    2 consultants said they were concerned, they went off twice and spoke in another room. The fact that they biopsied my lymph nodes and said they were unusual makes me worried. But then I also think it is what it is and all I can do is plan for the worst and hope for the best if that makes sense?

     

    How are you feeling after your biopsies? I feel OK, not overly sore. Disappointed that they are only small marks. I wanted proper war wounds! 

  • I can understand your worry, I'm glad mine were so laid back that means I don't have anything to analyse! It's surreal thinking there's so many of us going through the same thing, you don't think about it when you're not experiencing it. 

     

    mines gone really itchy now, I'm gonna have a proper shower tonigh and wash my hair (Iv just been washing as was told not to get wet) so that'll make me feel better. It's bruised and there's a hard lump which I'm not overly thinking about haha I'm sure it's just swollen where the needles gone in *fingers crossed* is yours ok?

  • Hi Sorry to hear what you have been going through I have had a slight red areola - gp wasn’t concerned Now have pins and needles And I can’t feel not a lump but a kind of hard bit if I push on boob nearer cleavage What kind and size of mass did you feel Can you see it What kind of crease
  • Hey, I'm sorry you've found something.

     

    my lump is 1cm (confirmed by ultrasound) you can't see, you can't feel it just by running your hand over the skin, you need to press slightly.

    its impossible to self diagnose, this little one is the one they're worried about and done a biopsy on, a couple of years ago I had a big irregular shaped mass- that turned out to be a cluster of cysts, didn't even need a biopsy!

     

    if I were you I'd go back to the Drs but ask for someone different, it's no harm getting a second opinion! 
     

    good luck. 

  • I feel fine, and barely any bruising which surprises me as normally I bruise fairly easy 

  • My crease is very defined down the outside of my breast, one is now developing on the other side. I have the orange peel skin on part of the underside and it's warm to touch. It's so much bigger than my other boob also. 

    The lump is really large to be honest. It's about the size of a squashed tennis ball probably a little smaller. The lump isn't really showing on the ultrasound though which is why I was originally discharged. 

     

    Where are your pins and needles?

    Have you gone back to your gp?

     

    X

  • Sorry to hear about the lump it sounds quite big can you see it when looking at boob? 
     

    pins and needles started last weekend may be a coincidence as on knees shampoos dog my bAck goes  ping  

    pins n needles hand and leg/foot since then right side saw physio tues did various tests but wasn't too sure or concerned

     

    I have small boobs and this hard bit when I lie down feels more like bone