‘That’ waiting stage.

Hello Everyone,

I've recently had a second breast biopsy (the first was inconclusive).

I'm now at 'that' waiting stage for the second time.

Trying to keep calm but I feel stuck in limbo.

Family, friends and colleagues have all been great but it feels harder to talk with them.

  • [@kiwirunner]‍ I cannot comprehend what must be going through your mind. It must be an odd feeling.

    Sounds like they've got a good plan of action with treatment.

    [@Kelsi]‍ like [@kiwirunner]‍ has said they'll have good experience in tackling boobs of all shapes and sizes. 
    I'm renaming myself 'Dippy ***' :) as it has a little dip. Only took my dressing off today. I leave the steri strips in pace for longer.

    Take care  xx

  • Hi that's me home, all done , I was shaking like a leaf right through the whole procedure. Thankfully it was done with ultrasound. So just to wait on results now x

  • Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm 26 and I'm going through the same thing. First core biopsy came up as B1 normal tissue. But two months later they did a biopsy on me again to double check, and I'm praying it's still going to come up benign. Did you ultrasound show anything sinister? Mine apparently didn't but they still wanted to do another biopsy. Getting my results on thursday.

  • Hi [@goldenswan]‍, Sorry, I'm a bit slow at replying. Are you ok? My first biopsy (ultrasound) came back B2 (benign breast change). Imaging was showing as suspicious M4 T4 and U4, so then I had a mammogram guided biopsy to be more accurate. Came back as a Radial Scar without abnormalities (B3). As a precaution I had a vacuum assisted biopsy on Saturday. They'll test it once more to be sure it's benign.

    Maybe they want to compare imaging over a period of time which could be why they've left it. Remember that there are many common benign breast conditions. Try not to worry. You're being brave and sensible getting it checked out. 
    Fingers crossed for your results. It will be fine xx

     

     

  • Hi I'm in a fair bit of pain, I've had to get my partner to walk my dog who pulls like mad, dont want to risk hurting the wound with him ripping my arm off! Just glad it's done but nervous about the results xx

  • [@Kelsi]‍ i hope you are feeling better and still taking it easy. I'm finding that my armpit is painful at the moment. Boob not so bad, it aches at times, still a bit bruised too. I wore a bra for the first time today. Really protective of my boob being knocked. I'd been living in supportive crop tops for the last 7 weeks. Day and night! 

    Fingers crossed for those results. I feel I'll receive mine this coming week. xx

     

  • Hi yes I've been wearing a light sports bra aswel! I'm not in any pain unless the boob gets knocked or I lift anything over the weight of a feather lol. Bruising is really bad though. 

    I should receive my results before Thursday so heres hoping it's good news for both of us xx

  • Hi [@Pinny79]‍ and [@Kelsi]‍ hope you are both doing OK.  I know what you mean about general boob tenderness etc. I am three weeks tomorrow post-op and today I finally put a normal bra back on. I've been in the soft non-undewire, front fastening ones since surgery, 24 hours a day and was getting tired of feeling like I have a mono boob and things not sitting as perkily as normal in an underwire. I started back at work last Tuesday and hated looking at my chest on the video calls as I didn't feel like me. Gave in today and put a normal underwire bra on and it feels fine and my clothes are stting better on me as a result.. I have been taking it easy with not lifting heavy things or stretching too far above my head without thinking.

    Kelsi it looks like you should get your results on before Thursday. What about you Pinny79? I have fingers crossed for you.

    I have my CT scan and radiotherapy planning session tomorrow afternoon. I have had a challenging week. I have copied really quite well with my cancer diagnosis and all the uncertainty it took with so much testing over 2 months to get to that point. Everyone was commenting on how positive I have been and how well I have been doing. Well, it hit me quite hard over the last week that it was breast cancer after all and I am finding being back at work and the world going on around me like normal, while I don't feel normal and I am still facing my radiotherapy treatment, really hard. I can't concentrate, am lacking motivation (hard when you have team to manage who all need a bit of you on a regular basis) and just feel so flat. I have no idea if I shoudl take the time off when I am having radiotherapy or whether people expect you to work through it. My NHS trust does the five day regime for early stage breast cancer so it is all done in quite a short time and I don't know if I will be tired during it, for some time after or not at all. I just want to hide from the world really and can't be dealing with work stuff, yet on the other hand there is no reason right now why I can't be working as  I am physically capable as I do a managerial role that doesn't require any physical stuff.

    And I have these weird feelings of guilt too as I have a very manageable form of breast cancer with an excellent prognosis so don't feel I should be feeling this way when other women are facing far worse cases of it than me. 

    I have my fingers and toes crossed for you both that your results come back looking good xx

  • Hi I'm doing ok thanks, just a bit nervous about the results. Boobs still sore and tender but manageable. 

    If I were you i would def take some time out from work. I know it maybe keep you busy and your mind off things but at the same time you need to give your body a wee rest to deal with things and have some 'you' time. But only you will know what to do for the best. Your being very brave and you shouldn't feel guilty at all. It's a hard time you're going through. All the best xx