I had a biopsy this week for breast cancer and three masses were found, including one in the lymph nodes. They haven’t waited for the biopsy results to tell me that they are cancer. I’m really struggling with the waiting game until my follow up appointment next week where they can give me further information.
The lady who did the biopsy told me the measurement of each lump, with the largest measuring 47mm. So it’s big. My question is…how accurate is the ultra scan or can it be potentially bigger. I know from pregnancy ultra sounds that they were quite often inaccurate. Also it is worse for the mass to be ‘fixed’. Also, as there was just one lump in the lymph node that I’m aware off, would she biopsy just one and not tell me if there were more lumps there?
Thank you in advance for any replies.
Hi, sorry to hear you're going through this. As everyone else has said, waiting is the worst. I found once I had the treatment plan I could cope much better. For me the ultrasound was more accurate than the mammogram, it showed a 55mm lump. My only way to mange the frustration of waiting was to keep myself really busy, both at work and at home to try and keep distracted and that mostly helped. Best wishes
Yes, the time of year makes it so much harder somehow, and if you haven't told your family then that adds some pressure. Of course you're still waiting for the biopsy results, but many breast cancers these days are incredibly treatable and cancer treatment itself is so much better and more personalised than eve before.
I hope you can keep yourself busy with Christmas and try to put your worries aside from time to time. A colleague of mine describes putting her negative thoughts “in a box on a high shelf” which always makes me smile when I try to do that. Best wishes
