i went to the breast clinic yesterday i had an ultra sound scan than i was asked to go for a mamagram and then i was asked to have a core biopsy done one of my lyph nodes were showing of infection i am only 24 years of age and i am really scarred and i am just waiting on test results but scarred
Hi Kimmiew
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Lucy
Try not to worry sweetheart not easy I know a core biopsy will give them more of an idea of what’s going on if your lymph nodes are showing signs of an infection the chances are this is probably what it is there will be a bit of a wait for results tho age is on your side so I hope all goes well come back if ever you need to ask anything!!
thank you i am just a bit scarred and i hate the wait i would just rather know now than waiting its a scary time
The waiting is the worst bit. Whatever the outcome, once you know it does get easier - even if it IS cancer, because at least then you know what you are dealing with and can get on with treatment. 9 out of 10 investigations turn out NOT to be cancer though, so try not to overthink. DON’T GOOGLE - stick to this site (just the waiting for diagnosis threads - don’t frighten yourself with chemo/rads/secondaries etc - you may never need to go there!) and Macmillan - there is so much out of date and just plain WRONG information on the Internet. You will frighten yourself to death!
Try to keep busy to distract yourself. I remember the state I got in, waiting for my core biopsy results. I went through every possible scenario from “It’s nothing. No treatment needed” to “You are going to die very soon”. All that stressing myself out did nothing to change the outcome of the biopsy! It was BC, but a year on and it’s behind me and I’m almost back to ‘normal’ again!!
Good Luck. Whatever it is, it won’t be as bad as you imagine!! Hugs x
thank you jcjit made me feel a little bit better i am trying to keep buzy cleaning even sorting loads of olds clothes but its just on a night i lie there and athinking loads of diffrent things and it scares me me thank you x
thank you jcj it made me feel a little better just trying to keep myself buzy is hard aswell i am trying but its on a night thats is the worst time for me i start thinking of loads of diffrent things i am glad u have got through it its just waiting to find out if i have or if i havent got it its horrible