Hi, I am 39 and just recently had a needle test and m/gram, I was told last week that the results are suspicious. I am going for a biopsy on Wednesday morning. They have basically said to expect that the result will be either pre cancer or cancer. The waiting feels too much I just want to get on with it. I am really stressed out and I keep getting pain and discomfort in my breast and armpit, I’m scared its getting worse each day. Has anybody else experienced similar pains and what did it mean? Many Thanks.
Hi mipmip,
Welcome to the Breast Cancer Care discussion forums, I’m sorry to read that you are having a pretty tough time at the moment. I’m sure the users of this site will be along to support you soon.
In the meantime maybe you would like to talk to a member of our helpline staff who are there to offer emotional support as well as practical information. The free phone number is 0808 800 600 and the lines are open Monday to Friday 9.00 to 5.00 and Saturday 9.00 to 2.00.
Best wishes Sam, BCC Facilitator
hi mipmip, sorry to hear you are so worried. the waiting really is awful isnt it? hopefully after the core biopsy you wont have to wait long for the results. when you do get them,a treatmemt plan will be in place for you and honestly,things are easier to cope with and face. meanwhile, i found keeping busy helped and i did get some mild sleeping tabs as i found the sleepless nights terrible (had them for a week) do ring the helpline before weds if you are finding it hard. nothing is too much trouble for them.good luck for weds and let us know how you get on love alex xxx
ps forgot to say. after i found my lump, i found it did gat painful but only cos i was unconciously prodding and poking it all day.actually bruised my self doing it xxxxxxx
Hello Mipmip,
I am just going to say what everyone said to me when I was going through this a week ago - the waiting is the worse bit as your imagination runs wild and you imagine the worst.
It is completely natural to worry and it’s quite difficult to manage! I swung from “it’s probably nothing” to “oh my God, my life is over” and didn’t really imagine anything in between!
Maybe it’s nothing. If it is something, most are very treatable. I was also very scared as mine grew so quickly (over a week or so) so I thought every day mattered - but it was just an infection caused by my lump. In fact the majority wont grow that quickly and, unfortunately, if it is something bad in there, there will probably be more tests and waiting around for results and consultations etc.
I found mine myself as I am under 35 and didn’t have mamograms and had weks of waiting before I was told last Monday that I had cancer. I’ve had a wait of 8 days to see my oncologist (this afternoon) to find out the plan of action - and that has felt like forever with all sorts of thoughts flying around my head!
Fingers crossed you are OK. If it is cancerous, it will most likely be very treatable - but ask lots and lots and lots of questions (nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night worrying about something that you could have asked your consultant/breast care nurse). And this site is brilliant.
Oh - and another thing that people on here told me not to do - DON’T GOOGLE!! I did (before I found this site) and found so much cr*p that scared me even more!! Utilise sites like this, your BCN and information packs.
Let us know how it goes. Keeping fingers crossed for you.
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good luck this afto Sandytoes alex xxxx
I definately suddenly discovered all sorts of pains in my breast, armpit and neck whilst waiting for results. I put it down to just being aware of that area more, if you get a twinge normally you just ignore it and it goes away. Get one anywhere near the lump and you home straight in.
Waiting is horrid. Since i got my results (cancer but not a very aggressive form)life is so much eaier. Still got the lumpectomy op and the results of that to come, but that is weeks away.
Good luck with your outcome and keep coming on this forum for support whilst waiting–it helped me so much whilst waiting
Hi mipmip,
Like an awful lot of people here I also had pains in my breast and armpit after the biopsies. When you think about it, someone’s just stuck a needle into your lymph node/breast tissue and wiggled it about. That’s bound to have a bit of an after effect and it’s certainly something that comes up quite often in posts on here. If you have core biopsies the bruising lasts for ages!
I think most of us will agree that waiting for results is absolutely the worst bit of this nasty little disease. Once you have all the facts and a treatment plan it really does become a whole lot easier to deal with. That might be hard to believe right now but honestly it’s true!
Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. Sending hugs to you.
Jane xxx
The pains i experianced were before the biopsy. In the days between the GP and the first breast clinic appointment. After that yes, very sore, bleeding, bruising, pulling. But as you say only to be expected after all those needles punching and probing.
And none if them were bad,(i have a very, very low threshhold) just there and a reminder of what is happening.
Thank you all so much for your support and kindness. I went to see my GP today and she suspects that i may have an infection. So taking antiboitics. Got my biopsy tomorrow morning, I know it sounds weird but I can’t wait to go and get it done, as at the moment I’m existing in ‘if world’.
Thank you all again and good luck with your treatments.
mipmip
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