Hello Ladies,
I may be worrying for nothing but I can’t help but be consumed a bout BC until I get the results and I don’t know what to do with myself.
Im 34 years old and in May 2009 I found a lump (more like a mass) the size of a silver dollar on my left breast above my nipple. My son was 16mos (I had breastfed with difficulty in that breast for 6 months). I saw my gn who felt it and referred me for an ultrasound. Results came up negative. A month later I got pregnant and the dr said we will keep an eye on it for changes.
Fast forward to May 2011 (2 yrs) I started feeling stabbing pain in that area and sometimes a dull pain. It didn’t hurt when I touched it but it would hurt afterwards, like a bruise. I have had a chest x-ray, mammo and mri and all tests come back clean although all dr.'s admit there is a sizeable mass growing.
After much shuffling around to different dr.'s I finally had a biopsy that came back benign (had to wait 1 week for results). Because of the discomfort and my own peace of mind I had it removed 8/4. It was 10cm by 5cm. The surgery wasnt too bad and i am so happy to have it gone even though my breast is missing a chunk.
I have a dr. appt 8/17 to go over the surgery and possible results (dr said it would be sent to the lab) but I can’t help but feel anxious. What was it? (no diagnosis as of yet) and can it be cancer? If it was cancer would they have called me earlier to diagnose me??
Anxious mommy of 3
hi, yes of course you are worried, even though all the doctors and all the tests so far say it is not cancer it is only natural to freak out and say–what if they are all wrong???
sometimes biopsies are wrong, but that is because they only take a tiny bit of flesh and it is easy to miss the cancer cells, but your lump is huge and such an easy target, I am sure if there were cancer cells there it would have been easy to find.
There are so many reasons for breast changes that are not cancer. I am sure you have heard the statistics that 9 out of 10 lumps are not cancer, especially in younger women.
Doctors do get it wrong sometimes, but it seems that all along, through all the tests the think it is one of the benign breast changes that can happen. If you are in england then rest assued that the doctors dont keep anything for you. If they think there is any possibility at all the tell you.
did they mention or test your nodes?? thats another sign that they just think it cannot be cancer and they do see hundreds of cases and get quite good at diagnosing accurately
But that is not going to stop you worrying --what if i am some rare case that they got wrong. Its horrid waiting to find out for sure. I would think your two small children keep you busy, but when they are in bed your mind is going to wander.
Please dont google all the possibilites, its scary and the information is out of date. and if the doctors could not find out what your mass is with all their tests you are not going to find out the answer on the internet.
do keep coming back on here though to get support whilst you wait, and definately come back and tell us the results–we love good news
Thank you O&L for your kind words and reassurance…you make me feel better already. 
I did have a CBC done and that came out good. I also had my thryoid checked becasue my throat and tongue keep swelling up…as well as suffering from terrible headaches. That test came back normal as well. I live in California. The Dr I’m seeing is a General surgeon specializing in stomach surgeries…my insurance wouldn’t approve me to see a breast specialist.
I guess all I can do is hang tight and wait for my appt on 8/17. I will definately keep you posted. I hope you are doing well.
It’s perfectly natural to be worried & u’ve had quite a number of tests done which must have been over a fair period of time. U probably feel like u’ve been going through all this forever. It’s no good telling u not to worry,it’s virtually impossible not to. As OAL says though, most lumps are benign. Although i have BC i also have a large number of cysts in both breasts. The biggest one grew huge almost overnight.
Good luck for the 17th, pls let us know how u get on x
Thank you hjv123 for the encouragement…sending prayers your way. I will definately let you all know how my dr visit goes tomorrow.
Well I went to the Dr.'s today and Praise the Lord the tumor was benign. They called it an Intramammary lipoma. Thank you for your kind words and listening to my fears…I will continue to pray for your health.
oh I am so pleased to hear that!! you must be so relieved. Thanks for coming on to let us know, its always brilliant to hear good news
thats brilliant news so pleased for u,what a relief & im so happy that u don’t have to join our club xx