Confused and waiting for biopsy results

Hi Elizg, I'm ok thanks.

You are having a bit of a rough ride at the moment aren't you?

How are you feeling about the delay?  Hopefully it won't be postponed for too long.  It's never a good time to have to deal with cancer but it's especially hard since covid. 

It's good they are doing more biopsies incase they do manage to take samples from the area they need it from.  

Keep in touch if you need to talk or just have a good moan and let off steam.

I know it must be really hard for you at the moment with all this extended waiting but hang in there and you will get through this.

Get in touch whenever you need to talk.

Sending big Hugs xx

 Hello @Elizg  So sorry to hear that you are probably having your surgery delayed. Maybe the surgeon will have more information for you after the next mammo. and biopsies. The delays in treatment are truly awful at the moment.When I was diagnosed way back at the beginning of the Covid  lockdown ,I was given oestrogen blocking  medication to take until the surgery could be performed- this may be the same for you. I hope you get good results from the mammo and biopsies and please keep foremost in your mind that IF it is cancer the treatments are very  successful these days. Sending big virtual hugs xx

Hi Kwissy, hope you're doing ok? Sorry to hear you had to go through being diagnosed and then waiting at the beginning of all this, that must've been so hard.

My surgeon is hoping next weeks mammogram and biopsy will give us answers, but being told I'll have to have surgery anyway kind of shook me, but at least then we will.lnwonfor certain. If it is I will mention the oestrogen blocking medication. 

The not knowing and waiting is exhausting isn't it. If the mammogram and biopsy are still unclear I don't know how I'll cope waiting for another 3 months if the rules aren't relaxed.

Thank you so much, I will update once I'm home from hospital Wednesday. 

Hugs to you too. x

Hi Godwilling.

Glad you're ok.

I'm doing much better, not as anxious as I was but I know that will start again just before hospital Wednesday and then waiting to see surgeon 2 weeks later for results. I've been sleeping better and eating ok. 

When I came back from hospital Wednesday I've had awful pain in my breast, all at the side and going up towards collar bone. I told him I'd been having a strange feeling at top of breast for a few days, but not sure what that is. It's not that bad today thank goodness.

The delay for surgery worried me at first, it just seems so wrong that some of his patients who have cancer are being told their surgery can't go now go ahead yet. 

I just hope next week gives an answer. I've got to see my endo specialist on the 25th so worrying about that as I know nothing will happen about my bowel surgery. I'm to tell him that I'm being investigated for breast cancer and still to stay off all my hormone treatment. Too much to think about.

Thank you for your kind words, I really do appreciate it. And same goes to you.

Sending big hugs to you too. xx

Hi GodWilling sorry missed your reply yes it was the vinehealth one that I saw . Glad you found it .

If you tag the person you want to reply to they will get notification you do this by using @ before the persons name then clicking on highlighted name so I would be Northerner . Just to help your messages get through . Hope all went well today .

@Elizg hi ,just to let you know calcification can be awkward I had similar experience to you although before covid so no delays

Have a read of my profile story /bio . In short mammogram detected calcification but it was quite big 51mm area. 

I was also told by radiographer usually no problem . Which she felt was confirmed by ultra sound showing nothing then surgeon unable to feel anything ! 

I was able to have second biopsy fast tracked to confirm whole area or small piece most of area was positive but second part had started to change . So I made the decision on which op I would have on that basis .

I really just wanted to let you know that this does happen it's not just you . Hope you don't have to wait too long .

Northerner  Haha it worked.  Tried it once before but didn't see the highlighted name.  Hope you're having a good day Northerner.  Just re read your bio ahead of surgery tomorrow to remind myself that it's all doable. xx

Hi Elizg  - hashtag and your name didn't work as it did with Northerner, oh well.

Your mood will be up and down its why people refer to this journey as a rollercoaster, hopefully there will be more up days than down days.  

I wonder if the pains in your breast are caused by whatever the calcification is (benign or not) pressing on a nerve.

I had to wait about 3 weeks maybe a bit more for my surgery and what helped me is seeing my homeopath and taking homeopathic remedies - apart from the fact that I'm a homeopath and therefore believe in homeopathy it gave me a sense of control. I felt I was doing something rather than just waiting.  So if you believe in alternative medicine then maybe going down that route while you wait will help you take control and not feel like you are just waiting.

It is very unfair that they are cancelling cancer and other important surgeries.  Hopefully you get a date soon. Hope you get some answers next week - let us know how you get on and keep in touch when you need to talk.

Sending hugs and good wishes xx

Yes It worked GodWilling just means less chance of missing each other . I couldn't get @Elizg to load either don't know what's wrong . 

Youll be fine tomorrow just remember your imagination is far worse than the reality . It was shocking how calm I felt the morning of my op .i sat with my iPad playing mindless games 

Discomfort rather than pain but took all pain relief offered .

I was in five nights as they didn't need beds and hubby not able to support me due to own health problems so very nice surgeon said stop til drain removed.

No covid

also in my area we have the luxury of Three hospitals one of which is out of use as general or emergency hospital but has areas  of excellence . Like elective surgery and heart scan etc . So although my diagnosis and chemo at what was considered my local general hospital . My op was at area of excellence. The third hospital is general and major trauma .

 There was four of us  uniboobs in for about same length of time it was really good to form a support team . We had a good laugh together .  

Best wishes for tomorrow my tip would be look at scar asap otherwise your imagination steps in again . 

Let us know how you get on 

NorthernerThanks Margaret, it's great hearing other peoples stories.  You were so lucky to be in with others who had the same thing done.  It's so comforting to be around others in the same position as you.  

I'm actually not at all worried about the surgery, I'm not at all squeamish or afraid of needles.  What I'm worried about is whether they get it all out or not with clear margins and whether it has spread so waiting for results after the surgery is the hard bit for me.  

I hate the thought of chemo (even though it seems like it's actually not that bad these days) and worst of all I worry about the obvious which is that I might not beat this.  I'm sure we all have the same fears at some point or another. For the most part I feel positive and confident that it will all be fine because for the vast majority of us it is.

Sending love and big hugs xx