Hi,
I’ve just returned from the breast clinic, I only found my lump last week and my appointment came through really quickly.
The consulltant I saw immediately said that he thought it was a cyst, but when he tried to drain some fluid off he couldn’t get any. He’s sending tissue for examination and I’ve had a mammogram but no results yet.
He mentioned fibroadema (excuse the spelling) and said that I should hear more in the next week. He said that he doesn’t think it’s ‘sinister’.
I’m worried now that I’m being fobbed off and that he’s expecting to find cancer? Am I being paranoid? I feel as if I’ve been coping really well but now I feel let down and I don’t really understand why. I was wondering of these strange feelings are usual.
Sorry - a bit of a long winded post!
Hi Adagio
I am sure others will agree that we would all feel exactly the same as you are feeling and it’s no good saying ‘don’t worry’ because it’s impossible not too. Hopefully all will be ok with you - just try to keep in your mind that most lumps are benign but even if not the treatment is amazing these days and very doable.
Good luck and let us know how you go on.
xx
hi , sorry you have been left uncertain to what your results will be. Its realy worrying, cos no matter how much we tell you the statistics, 9 out of 10 lumps are not cancer. 50% of biopsies are negative, etc. its only natural to think–what if I am one of the unlucky ones.
by assured though that doctors nowadays realy do tell you what they think the situation is, if he thought it was looking like it might be cancer he would have told you.
and even if the results come back as somehting needing treatment the cyst type ones can be very easy to deal with. I had an operation for mine, I did not need to have my nodes out cos it was all in the cyst. I only found it 8 weeks ago and now I am back into normal activity with no pain or restrictions on movement. I do need radiation, but that is no realy biggy. I dont need chemotherapy and they got all the bad bits out on the little op.
Be kind to yourself whilst waiting to see what yours is. Cry, worry, shout., go into denial, swing madly between all these. Its a worrying time, but hopefully you will be one of those that are lucky enough to come back on an wish us all goodbye once the results come in.
I know it’s not fun having to wait, but what your doc said is certainly very positive, so if you can keep in your mind that he thought it wasn’t cancer, that might help you keep things together. I honestly don’t think you’re being fobbed off, he wouldn’t have said that if he didn’t think it was true. Docs really don’t like giving people false hope so if he’d thought it was cancerous I’m sure he would either have said so or would have said nothing at all.
When you go to your results meeting next week, make sure you bring tissues with you to mop up the tears of relief.
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I’m feeling like I’m walking in treacle. Weird!
You’re very kind to bother when I don’t even know if I have a problem.
Best wishes to you all
You’re worried, so that’s a problem. Hopefully that’ll be the extent of it.
Oh, meant to mention. The Publications section on here does a good leaflet about what various breast conditions are, including fibroadenoma, a benign lump.
You might find that if it does turn out to be a fibroadenoma the docs might suggest you have it removed anyhow. Not because it’s dangerous or could turn into something sinister, but because that lump might hide another one at some later stage. I’ve had lots of cysts drained recently because there’s no way to tell whether a lump is just a cyst or something nasty, so in my view I’d rather just get rid of “tame” lumps I can get rid of easily so I can keep vigilant for nasty ones.
we are all being kind because we all remember what it was like to be first hit with the bombshell that something might be wrong. We all remember what it was like waiting to find out the results.
we get lots of good news on here from people that get negative results, but before that day they have gone through weeks of emotion and fear about what their outcome will be.
It makes me feel better to give some support to first timers. I remember how much this site helped me. I would have gone mad without it, so would my OH. As suportive as he is, he could not cope with the 24/7 list of questions and fears that i was going through.but everybody here was always there for me, and even if their eyes did glaze over with the silly questions, I could not see it, and they answered.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SILLY QUESTION!If you’re worried about it, it’s a valid question. Nuff said.
Thanks again - I’ve decided to pretend as far as possible that everything is OK, so I’m off to the beach with the dog…
I feel much more positive today for some reason,
You’re all a great support and I’m truly grateful.