I found a lump in my right breast a couple of weeks ago. I was referred to the breast clinic on 12/06/2023 and had mammograms, ultrasound and a biopsy. They took me straight upstairs to a private room where they said “ so sorry to tell you it’s cancer but the good news is that you’ve caught it early and from what we can see it hasn’t spread to your lymph nodes.” I was then given the date of 22/06/2023 to come back for the biopsy results. Got the biopsy results and they came back showing no sign of cancer! But they said they are not happy with that they saw on the ultrasound. I am now being told it may not be cancer and I need an MRI and ANOTHER biopsy, to then have to wait again for the results!!
As you can imagine this has caused me such anxiety as I went from thinking I had breast cancer to then thinking I’m ok ( due to the biopsy results) to now being an absolute mess again. I don’t know how I’m supposed to cop with the waiting again. All I do is cry ( I am a big baby and have major phobia of needles!). I’ve been off work as I was struggling to keep my emotions in and I work with children in a school so crying all the time is not good!
sorry for the long post but was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience to me.
Hi Gemstar the waiting and the uncertainty are simply awful and many people find this very tough to deal with. For me, keeping busy (which meant working) really helped as it was a good distraction. You might want to make use of the lovely team here at Macmillan and just give them a call to chat things though. They can be a brilliant support for us and the number is 0800 808 0000. Best wishes
