First biopsy

I had lump and when i had mammogram and scan I could tell by the nurses face it was cancer ( I did tell her she should never play poker) had biopsy which confirmed but they did say 90% sure it was before biopsy result and it was. Luckily, I’ve since had lumpectomy and it hadn’t spread to lymph nodes, I had first radiotherapy yesterday which was fine, only 8 more to go.

whilst I think biopsy is confirmation I think they can tell.

good luck and positive thoughts you’ll beat this 

Similar to AR66 I also had a lump and when I went for the mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy in the same appointment and they could tell me at the end of the appointment that I had breast cancer.  They couldn't give me much more information than that until the results of the biopsy which were confirmed the week after.

My lump was very large and had attached to my muscle.  I had to have 8 cycles of chemotherapy to reduce the lump.  It was a tough few months but nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be and it worked.  The lump reduced in size and lifted off of my muscle. I had a lumpectomy last week and will now get radiotherapy.

Just take each day as it comes and take all the help and support offered to you.  Stay as positive as you can and you will get through it.

All the very best for your treatment and your recovery x

Hi, As you can see in On my third bite of this cherry. 

The very first time, as the consultant did my biopsy he said" If I was a betting man I'd put money on this being cancer" . At the time I was glad I had a week to get my head around this idea before I got the formal diagnosis.

This time I was told on the same day as the three tests. The same as you, we know it's cancer but we don't know which one. I had an extra biopsy done this time of a lump on the other side. Again it was the quiet that told me it wasn't great news. Imaging, experience and expertise have improved drastically. The NHS know it's the waiting for results that are the hardest part almost. The quicker you know the better.

I taught primary age children for 30 years. I could identify a chicken pox spot at a hundred paces. I know I shouldn't compare the two perhaps, but we would all rather know sooner rather than later.

Now you can start to make plans, do the research but not too much Dr Google and generally prepare for what might lay ahead.

Good luck and hugs

Hello , thank you for your answer xx

I was just wondering if your sure that the biopsy results came after one week because i have been waiting for almost 3 weeks and they aren't giving me any sort of closure on when i will get my results . 

Yes I got mine after one week. I went on 25th February for mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy and the consultant said it was cancer and it was all confirmed and a plan started on 4th March. Perhaps I was just lucky.

That's awful you have had to wait that long for confirmation. Waiting to find out was the worst part for me. I know exactly how anxious you will be feeling. Did they give you a contact that you could phone and talk to about it?

No. Unfortunately, they didn't guide me at all. They just said, "We'll review the answer and set up an appointment for you." That's all they told me. I searched this site myself so I could get answers to my questions.

That will be hard for you. I would have hated to have waited that long to find out for sure what I was facing.

If you could get a number for your consultant or cancer nurse I would try and call and chase them up. It's an anxious time for you.

On the day I got the biopsy I was given my next appointment for 2 weeks later to discuss the biopsy, at that appointment I was given appointment for 1 week later to meet oncologist. I decided against chemo so at that appointment I was given date for lumpectomy so basically from biopsy to lumpectomy was 6 weeks and then radiotherapy started 6 weeks after that. It was all really quick