Hello Chodge, 

I just wanted to welcome you to our forum. I hope you won't have to wait too long for your biopsy results. I can imagine it must be a very stressful time for you while waiting for these important results. 

I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. 

I hope you will also hear from others here who have been through all this before and that they will be along soon to share their story with you. 

Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Chodge,

I'm so sorry to hear that there is a possibility that this could be cancer. Very few of us get told anything at the first appointment, as the results of the tests that you have had will be the deciding factor. As someone who has had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 11years, I know just how worrying this week's wait can be. I agree with all of Lucie's advice.

Unfortunately, this is an area of medicine where doctors have to be brutally honest about their findings, so cannot always offer you the reassurance you crave. On both occasions my consultants told me that they were pretty sure that I had cancer and, unfortunately, they were right.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

I'm in the same situation. Went to check in a lump today thinking I would be sent away for wasting their time. Instead they took biopsies and the consultant told me she is sure there is something going on in my breast. When I asked her if it could be a cyst she basically said no it's not no, it's something. 
 

I'm emotionally in bits. I have 8 people staying with us in Devon over the next 2 weeks and I don't think I can look after myself let alone manage keeping this from my daughters. My husband is due to be starting a 3 month job abroad in 2 weeks and I don't know if I'll have the results back. 
 

and it could possibly still be nothing to worry about? Or not as the consultant was do negative. My husband says they have to tell you the worst case scenario but she didn't offer much hope. 
 

can they see on the scans that it's probably bad news? 

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the support. I thought I'd update you on my outcome. Waiting and not knowing the outcome of my biopsy has got to be one of the worst weeks of my life, I'm sorry if you are going through this yourself. The not knowing is awful. I hope your results are good, fingers crossed for all those waiting. 
 

I had an indeterminate 30mm solid lesion in my right breast, the surgeon wasn't sure what is was. It did not have all the benign features and showed no malignant features so only the biopsy could say for definite. Fortunately for me, it was a fibroedanoma which couldn't be shown to be definitely benign until the biopsy.

I went on holiday to my parents house to distract myself and was also prescribed a short course of diazepam from the GP which helped tremendously with short term anxiety. I thought I'd mention it because I didn't know that was an available option for coping with waiting. 

Renpen, I truly hope you get the best outcome. My consultant was quite negative too, not giving much away. What does indeterminate mean even?! They err on the side of caution. Fingers crossed for you 

Thank you so much for the update. That is so brilliant to hear and gives me hope 

I had a really good chat with my GP on Monday. He has reassured me that this is unlikely to be spread to my lungs which I was really worried about as I have a nervous cough. 
 

I have been prescribed beta blockers but I haven't taken them yet. I have decided that the longer I am in blissful ignorance the better! 
 

im so pleased to hear a happy outcome. I really hope mine is similar or at least not too serious. I will let you know. 
 

I hope whatever treatment you have to have is minimal and that this is the last time you have to access this forum in fear!

x

Two years ago I found a lump in my right breast, I saw Dr as soon as possible, she said then that she didn't think it was a cyst so the hospital visits and tests started. I don't know why but I didn't panic, I tried to concentrate on the miracles of modern medicine and alsofelt I needed to be positive for my family. I had 6 chemo doses, three weeks apart. The first week wasn't nice, the second was an improvement and I was pretty good by the third, all ready for the next session. I had a lumpectomy then and I can honestly say that was a piece of cake. The 3 lymph nodes taken as well were clear. I didn't need the pain killers  , my scars are hardly visible now. The longest lasting effect was the dye they put in, it was many months before my breast lost its greenish tinge. 15 quick and easy radiotherapy sessions, herceptin jabs that they came to house to administer and now just daily hormone 'blockers' tablets. 
I'm not bigging  myself up as a super hero but apart from the chemo effects none of the treatments were too awful. The real heroes are the medical staff who will look after you and yes, make you better. I truly hope you have the best results but if not, try and focus on the positive and don't let fear and depression slow your recovery xx

Wow Mama Bear. Thank you. 
that is inspirational. 
I'm mainly feeling pretty strong and fierce about getting into treatment 

it's just the waiting the secrets and not being able to plan that is getting to me. 
 

I've been working right through lockdown and I missed a big holiday in July that was cancelled due to Corona. When that happened I booked a cheap week away at the end of August which I suspect I will have to cancel 

im just dreading telling my girls and my mum what is going on. I'm so hopeful that I can see the consultant and they'll tell me to go away with no treatment. If I have cancer there will be loads that I need to organise and rearrange and I can't plan for any of it til I know what's going on. 
 

I've decided that I'm going to call on Monday and at least try and find out when the follow up appointment might be, so that I can plan for getting to the hospital etc. I need to grab some control of this situation now. 
 

so grateful for the support in this forum x 

Hi Chodge,

Thank you for updating us and, I'm delighted to hear that it was good news for you. Most of us find the waiting for results is one of the worse stages of the cancer journey.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Renpen,

Did they tell you when you are likely to get your results? The usually come through in 1-2 weeks. It is always a worry when you have to break the news to family, but I'm sure that if it comes to this, they will all be very supportive.

Thinking of you and hoping that things pan out better than you're expecting. Remember that we are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thanks Jolamine

yes they said 1-2 weeks. So I'm 9 days in so far. Hopefully I can get a date for the appointment soon as it's hard to drop everything and get to the hospital but obviously this takes precedence over everything else. 

I'll feel better when I've got a plan and I know what's going on