Hi all,
I’m totally new to this and now a bit worried.
In February, I found a lump in my left breast. I’m 44 and never had lumps before. I went to the GP a few days later and he found another lump. He referred me straight to the breast clinic and I was lucky enough to get an appointment that week. Unfortunately, the mammogram machine had broken down the day before so I was unable to have any tests. The consultant found another lump but thought they were cysts and booked me to have my mammogram and ultrasound.
On Monday I went to my appointment. The radiologist did the normal mammogram then a magnified one as she had found an area of concern. I had my ultrasound and the dr confirmed that the lumps were cysts but she could see an area of blood on the ultrasound where the radiologist had seen the area of concern. I had biopsies and a metal marker placed and then another mammogram.
When I got home, in shock, pain and real discomfort, the radiologist called to say that they had not been able to get what they needed with the ultrasound biopsy and I needed a mammogram guided biopsy as they needed to test the calcifications that they had found. The next available appointment was 20th March but she said that I was top on the list for a cancellation.
As the pain I was in on Monday and Tuesday has worn off, I have started to feel scared. It feels like every time I go they find something new. Will the mammogram guided biopsy hurt more than the ultrasound biopsy? Even though I had a local I still felt a lot of pain afterwards. I feel like a wimp saying that when people on here have been through so much worse. Has anyone else been through similar? I am worried about what they have found.
Thank you for listening