Good morning everyone
Like everyone else on here I’m sure I’m no different in the worrying. Everyone tells me the waiting if the worst part. my cancer was picked up on ultrasound following calcification area which happened to be benign! If it wasn’t for the calcification though they wouldn’t have seen the 8mm lump on the mammogram at all. It was my first mammogram by the way - age 50.
so from what I understand I’m ER + HER2 - and I’ve had lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy. This was 3 weeks ago and no results as yet. I have widespread pain in my arms and legs and been putting all this down to menopause. Very worried now. Could do with knowing how much longer the wait is likely to be on the nodes biopsy. How long have others waited?
also my breast is hard and lumpy since having the lumpectomy . I expected soreness for 1-2 weeks they said but it’s very tender still yet not particularly bruised on the outside.
Hi Weeze and a second welcome to the online community
Like you, my lump was found when I was recalled after a routine mammogram picked up an area of calcification that they needed to check. It was only when I had the enhanced mammogram followed by an ultrasound that the lump was spotted.
I had the results from my lumpectomy about 3 weeks afterwards but it largely depends how busy the pathology labs are in the area of the country that you are in. I can see you've posted elsewhere that you were told 4-6 weeks is the current wait time.
As you're worried about your breast being hard and lumpy since the lumpectomy, why don't you give your BCNS a call on Monday and talk this through with her. At the same time you could ask if your results are back yet in case they are.
Keep us posted.
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