Had a x ray guided biopsy earlier this week. The staff were lovely but I found the procedure very painful, not at all what I expected. I am due to see the consultant next week for the results and again have to go on my own for reasons outlined in a previous post. I am worried, I had a scare about 10 years ago which turned out to be a fibroadenoma and I feel I won’t be lucky twice. My question is- if anyone knows is this- the area of suspect cells was very small and I have read somewhere that perhaps by taking the sample they might have removed all the suspect cells in which case would I need further treatment, say radiotherapy? If the medical team say that the biopsy and radiotherapy was sufficient in their opinion could I insist on a mastectomy and if so would this rule further problems out? I just don’t feel I could go through all this again.
Hiya
This is such a difficult, difficult time and I can understand that you must be feeling wretched. (I had core biopsies and I was amazed that it was painless, I expected it to be awful, but had a local anaesthetic and very skilled medics, I think.)
I would speak to one of the nurses on the helpline about whether biopsies can remove the troublesome area.They’ll help you to sort your head out and just take a bit of the pressure off.
And keep coming back to the forum for a bit of support as we all go through these crazy times…
Big hug
Caroline
Thanks Caroline, of course I am talking like I already have cancer which I feel ashamed of when they are so many on here facing up to the reality of it rather than me, who is just letting my imagination run riot but there again it’s understandable.
I had a 3cm suspicious looking fibroadenoma removed on 4th May and they left a smaller non threatening one in there. I was hoping that they would have just removed both but as one was in the upper left quatrant and the other almost under armpit, my B cup breast wouldn’t have handled it too well ? They are going to monitor the remaining one for growth size. I have read up on fibroadenoma and unfortunately, they can not necessarily grow back but new ones can form and it’s common to have multiple ones. I’m awaiting my path results but my breast care nurse rang to tell me that luckily the lump was benign. It could be another tinker grown in the 10 years since your last one. I’m 38 so I’m preparing myself that I could get more before menopause (which is when they are less likely and can shrink themselves due to minimised eastrogen being produced)
I totally understand your concern as my lumpectomy was painful and really wouldn’t want to repeat it over again for each one.
Big hugs. Kay xx