Hi!
Not really sure where to start but I’ll give it a go. My biological mother just passed away from what we believe was breast cancer. Difficult to know for sure as I was adopted at age 8 and haven’t spoken to her since but judging by her social media, that’s what it was. She was only 36 years old- I think she had a mutated BRCA gene, which could well have been passed on to me. I’m now 19 and have had a lump in my breast for a couple of years now, but was told to just monitor it over time. It’s noticeably bigger now, though has all the physical traits of fibroadenoma am absolutely scared sick. It measures probably about 5cm across.
I’ve always had the most horrific fear of needles and I’m aware that to know for sure it’s not cancer I’ll need a biopsy of some sort. Problem is I’m so scared of needles and one in my breast is even worse. I’m also scared of what will happen if I do have cancer and the treatments that come with it.
Sorry if this is wasting anyones time but I just need to know honestly how painful the various types of biopsies are and how manageable they are overall.
thanks very much
