Hi MickeyM,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

Stereotactic biopsy will give your team the chance to look at your breast in more detail. This doesn't always signify bad news, but is a good sign that your care team is being thorough. It is impossible to find out much until the results of your biopsy come back and you know exactly what you are dealing with. You should find some information about DCIS and calcifications on the Cancer Research Website. Try to avoid consulting Dr Google, as much of his information is out of date, poorly researched and aimed at the more spectacular cases. This will only serve to worry you further.

There is a lady called Karen1971 on the forum. She has been posting under the title ‘Waiting on breast biopsy results.’ If you do a search for her, you may be able to help one another through this.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you Jolamine, your reply was really helpful and appreciated. Thank you so much for taking the time xx 

Hi Mickey,

Thanks for the update. I am not a doctor, but I doubt that the two lots of calcifications are related. We all get bony calcifications with arthritic changes in joints. It sounds as if this is what you have. Here's hoping that your doctor can confirm this for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thanks Jolamine for coming back to me. I will be sure to mention it anyway - I need to try to ascertain why I have so much calcium I guess also! 

Not long now til your hubby's phone apt next week and so I'll be hoping he gets some help and support to go forward  then. 
Many thanks Mickey xx ️

Ho Mickey,

Write down any questions that come to mind and take them along with you. It is all too easy to forget something important i you don't do this.

 Yes, we are hoping that we might get a bit further towards improving hubby's mobility next week.

Jolamine  xx

Thank you Jolamine, I will, you're totally right whenever I don't, I forget. 

I hope so too for you both. 

ps: I think I forgot to say that they definitely are doing my sentinel node(s) at the time of the op. I have to go in the day before for the dye to be injected into my breast. 
Mickey xx ️

Hi Mickey,

It is good to hear that your sentinel node biopsy will be done at the same time as your op. It is normal to get the dye injected the day before.

Any news from your CT scan yet?

Regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine, thanks for that - oh yes, sorry, only because I asked but I was told it was fine - assume adequate blood vessels then - fingers crossed xx ️

Hi Mickey,

This all sounds like good news. Time is marching on and it won't be too long for you now.

Regards,

Jolamine xx

I'll keep you posted Jolamine, thank you xx ️

Morning (just about) Jolamine, 

Im just back from my bloods and other pre-op usual checks. Hopefully all ok.  I meant to post before I left this morning, sorry, in the rush I didn't.  I really hope that hubby's phone assessment today goes/went well and you have a way forward now/today. 
 

Much love Mickey xx ️

Hi Mickey,

I'm glad to hear that all pre-op checks seem to have gone well. Hubby had his telephone consultation this morning and, after ahalf an hour discussion has gone away to see if she can arrange a home visit for him. What a waste of time. Think of how many extra patients could be treated instead of wasting all this time talking - still, hopefully we're moving in the right direction. Not long for you to wait now - I hope that this week fyls by for you.

Jolamine xx

Hi Mickey,

I'm glad to hear that all pre-op checks seem to have gone well. Hubby had his telephone consultation this morning and, after ahalf an hour discussion has gone away to see if she can arrange a home visit for him. What a waste of time. Think of how many extra patients could be treated instead of wasting all this time talking - still, hopefully we're moving in the right direction. Not long for you to wait now - I hope that this week fyls by for you.

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine, thank you, hopefully the results should be fine. 
 

I'm glad hubby got his phone call at least.  It's positive they were prepared to look at a home visit, but did they give any timescale for getting back to him. I'm wondering whether the new restrictions might hinder them doing this now, I sincerely hope not.  I just hope that you're not both left hanging again and that you get a clear direction forward and timescales for this very soon. Please keep me posted. Sending positivity your way. 
 

Mickey xx ️

Hi Mickey,

No time scale and the girl was not even sure if she could arrange a home visit. She was talking about us having to travel for treatment. Unfortunately, as hubby is not allowed to drive any more, this will involve me too, in order to get him to his appointments. The annoying thing is that we are right next door to a large physio unit and 5 minutes away from our local hospital, which also has a large physio unit. 

Still, he'll be grateful for any treatment that he can get.

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine,

I'm sorry to hear that. It makes absolutely no sense for you to have to travel when you're so close to your own unit - why would they send hubby somewhere else? Surely that's a breach of inclusion/diversity policy not accounting for his mobility needs? 
 

Keeping everything crossed that you hear soon. 
 

Mickey xx ️

Thanks Mickey,

I will let you know when we hear anything.

Regards,

Jolamine xx

UPDATE: Well after months of waiting I’m at the last pre-surgery hurdle. Had my covid test on Saturday, today I go back to have the blue dye injected into my breast and then 7am admission tomorrow for my surgery - right masectomy with immediate diep reconstruction. Not quite sure how I’ll get through today, but the hospital apt will break up the day, I guess. It’s been such a long wait for me, I’m not sure how I feel about saying goodbye to booby. Thanks for reading and ongoing support - virtual hugs Mickey xx ️

Hi Mickey,

You must feel relieved to be here at last. It is always a thought to part with a boob, but you are also getting rid of your cancer, which is the important thing. Your appointment today should help to break up your day. I shall be thinking of you tomorrow and I hope that all goes well for you.

Jolamine xx

You're so right Jolamine, thank you for all your support. 
 

I wasn't expecting the radioactive injection to make me feel so woozy, had to lie down for a bit this afternoon .
 

Am I expecting too much to think hubby may have heard anymore about his home visit yet ? 

Mickey xx ️

Hi Mickey,

I'm sorry to hear that you felt so woozy this afternoon and hope that you are feeling better now. You must have been unlucky. I don't remember having any bother with the injection either time.

At this stage, my big worry was the surgery, as I have previously stopped breathing on the operating table and now need to swallow the camera without coughing, prior to having an anaesthetic. Even then I need fibre-optic intubation for all operations now. I must confess that, on both occasions, I was quite surprised by how easy both operations were. I hope that you will be too. Just think, this time tomorrow it will all be over.

No word at all for hubby as yet.

Jolamine xx

Thank you for your kind words and reassurances Jolamine - chat to you on the other side. 
 

Fingers crossed re hubby xx ️ ️

Good luck for tomorrow, Mickey M. 

Take care 

Jane xx