Hello, I am looking for some reassurance, I had an ultrasound on a breast lump yesterday. The lump is fixed and firm, and pea sized. When the lady scanned my breast she said she could see 3 lumps which she thought were fibroadenomas, however she said they needed to do a core biopsy of the one I can feel as it has some irregular edges and something about a cyst inside too (didn’t really understand this bit), They took 3 samples and said I would find out in the next couple of weeks whether they need to see me again. I am only 25 so they kept saying that they weren’t worried about the lump but I am a bit confused. Aren’t fibroadenomas meant to move around the breast? Does anyone have any experience of this happening to them and what were the results? I wish I didn’t have to wait so long to find out what it is!
hello lilly ,your letting your immagination run away with you … take a few big breaths… in… out …in …out…ok… well no one can say for sure what your results will be … no one knows for sure untill the report comes from the lab… but saying that … you have been told it looks nothing to worry about… so i would hang on to those words… when i went for my core biopsy i was told mine were very suspicious …and it turns out ritely so … so try not to panic i know its easier said than done… fingers crossed you will be ok …and then you can leave the horrible place you are now… angie xx
Hi,
what a worry for you. But at least you got as far as the clinic, cancer is so rare in people your age that many doctors fob you off, but you got there and had your lump examined. I am sure you know the statistics–9 out of 10 lumps are not cancer. But did you know that 50% of core biopsies are negative.
You said you felt one lump and the scan found three areas, well that sound right then if you could not feel two of them and she said they were fibrodeamas. As to the third well if she thought it looked like cancer she would have said, they are so up front nowadays. When i had my scan they said they thought it was a cyst with a slow growing non malignant cancer inside it. Mine was bigger, about the size of a kidney bean so they could probably see more.
But no matter how much people try to re-assure you you are going to worry until you get the results. Try not to google any more, you will scare yourself to death. Any more questions or worries about how you are coping come back on here and chat it over with us all. Or you can ring the helpline, they are very understanding.