Hi, trying to stay calm and don’t overthink before the results are back but it is so hard to block it out of my head
Just before Xmas I went to gp as I noticed change in my left breast, it was quite hard lump and painful at times. Straight away the gp said she is referring me to the hospital to check for cancer. At that stage, I surprised even myself with how calm I was and almost ignored all that cancer part. She gave me some details and said they will see me within 2 weeks. It was Xmas and new year so they only saw me on the 2nd January. Until the day before the appointment I managed not to think about it. On the day I was so nervous I couldn’t even tell them how old I am - so embaresing. They stared with mamogram and than I saw a doctor who reassured me he doesn’t think it’s cancer but just to make sure he ordered ultrasound. The lady who did the scan didn’t say much but she said she wants to do the biopsy just in case, I think she said because it feels hard, but I can’t really remember. She said the results will be back on Monday (in 5 days) and wanted to book appointment for me to come in. When she came back, I thought with the appointment time, she said that my mamogram found something on my other breast and they want to do more test and her colleague will explain it all to me. So basically they found some calcification on my right breast and she said usually it is nothing to worry about but because of how mine is spread they just want to make sure it’s nothing serious. I had vacuum biopsy almost right away. The results are due this Friday and I have already appointment booked for that, will get results of both biopsies than. I am trying not to think about it but it is so hard. Everytime I mention it to my partner he just says ‘you will be fine’. Can’t have a conversation with him about it. Few months ago I had another scare which turned out to just be a cyst, thank God, and had to wait nearly a month for the results, this time it’s just over a week but my anxiety levels are going crazy. Has anyone ever called the nurses that they gave you numbers for? And was it helpful? Thinking about it but not sure what to say to them apart from, that I am struggling to cope with the wait and stress
Sorry for the long post
Anna xx