I am 5 weeks post lumpectomy and still waiting for a HER2 result. Diagnosed 14th December.
Twice today people have said that the lack of a result must mean that everything is fine. “Surely you’d have the result if they thought it was bad”
I know people mean well and I’m trying to be good natured about it but the truth is that there isn’t a result so no one knows. And when the HER2 comes back there may need to be oncotype testing and a further wait of at least three weeks.
They couldn’t get a HER2 result off my biopsy, though it did how hr and pr positivity. Is it possible that they will fail to get a result from my surgery sample too. I know it has progressed to FISH stage of testing.
What happens if they can’t get a result?
I do have a connective tissue disorder so wonder if that is making samples harder to analyse.
I'm probably overthinking and it’s just down to pathology backlog, but all the ‘what-ifs!”
My reply to those who are trying to ‘cheer me up’ is simple “I don’t think it works like that. I just have to wait” but I’m not convincing myself.
Anyone relate?
