anyone else have pain from their biopsies 4 weeks after they were taken ? Also does anyone take Citilopram? I was started on it 2 days ago and have really bad nausea diarrhoea and feel dizzy. Is this normal ?
Thank you for your reply. My whole side where i had them is agony. When I mentioned it to the breast team they just said it’s the biopsy. GP just prescribed more pain killers. It’s getting worse!
I didn't think it would be uncomfortable this long , I only had 1 biopsy that was enough, hopefully someone can tell us more, if your in that much pain can you not make appointment at breast hospital to see someone or have your breast nurse to contact?
Hi again, apparently it's normal for it still hurt or be bruised, had a call today from cancer nurse from my doctors didn't know was any at docs if I have any concerns I just need to phone her, hopefully someone at your doctors from you to talk to
I wish my GP was helpful. They have literally not helped with anything. I’m at my wits end. I’ve been told today that I can’t start any kind of treatment as I need yet another scan of my breast and possibly another biopsy. I’ve emailed the breast team to say I can’t do another biopsy and I don’t understand how a three months wait to start treatment is ok. Has anyone else had this? By the time I start treatment the information from all the scans I’ve had will be irrelevant. It doesn’t make sense.
Hi, I just thought I would jump in if you don’t mind. I was diagnosed in the summer of ‘23 and started my treatment in Dec ‘23. It feels like an eternity of biopsies, scans, bloods, meetings to get to the treatment stage and I know how frustrating it can be and also a scary time as you just want to get on with it. My oncology surgeon explained at the time that it feels like a long time but they want to get it as right as they can the first time as there has to be gaps between certain surgeries and treatments if they miss anything. x
i just can’t see how they can justify it. They go on about two week pathways but it’s meaningless. Its two weeks for each procedure they decide you need, and before you know it it’s spread further and my prognosis has changed. Im a person, not just a statistic. I’m so fed up.
Yes, I remember all too well the seemingly endless’2 weeks’ they seem to be consistent! And it is so frustrating! My pathway took about 5 months to get to treatment. I don’t think they would risk leaving it if they weren’t confident they have time. When they found it eventually in my lymph’s I was scanned and had results within about 48 hours! They move super fast when they need to x
None of us are lucky to have this but I feel lucky compaired to some i have read, having my op 5th Nov found out 25th Sept and I have ppl to phone if needed not fair, I hope you get sorted ASAP
