Pep talk desparately needed!! Breast appointment?

Question

Ok folks....no silly answers please because I am so nervous I am about to jump out of my skin. I have had a mammogram which apparently showed nothing, but also had 2 ultrasounds which show something suspicious. I have an appointment with a breast surgeon this afternoon for a consultation about a biopsy she will schedule in the near future. I am so scared about this...have a sister-in-law just recovering from breast cancer and a best friend just in the middle of her chemo treatments. Please....if you can 't say something positive, then don't say anything at all, OK? Thanks.

Answer 1

The sonograms tend to show more detail than the mammograms do. I too had nothing show up on the mammo. only to have "suspicious mass" show up during the sonogram. My mother went through the exact same thing also. For her, it turned out to be only a cyst. For me, it turned out to be cancer. You just never know until the dr. calls you how things are going to turn out.

IF it does turn out to be cancerous, it's not the end of the world. You have 2 shining examples in your SIL and best friend. I just finished up chemo and start radiation soon. I'm a mom of 3 and throughout all of this I've only had 3 days where I was not able to run around with them like normal. (2 of those were the day of and day after my first treatment and all I wanted to do was sleep). I'll be sending positive thoughts your way. If you want to talk, please feel free to email me.
Good luck to you!

Answer 2

I'm guessing if they opted to do an ultrasound over a mammogram initially that you are likely under the age of 35. If that is the case, then breath a little easier. The chances of it being cancer are slim. Only 5% of all people diagnosed with breast cancer are under the age of 35. Good Luck....I know the waiting and anticipation are nerve racking but you will have your answers soon. The biopsy is scary as all get out!!!! Can you imagine having a needle jabbed in your breast?? I thought it would be horrible but I never felt a thing. They numb you up pretty good first and there wasn't any pain afterwards. As for a pep talk, I was once told that there is nothing to do but just do it...so just do it. I can tell you're strong, and as scary as it is I know you'll do just fine. Big Hugs!

Answer 3

This may be about as positive as it gets. 3 - Try Vitamin C therapy. A few years ago a cancer specialist came out with a paper that said the best cancer/infection fighter found to date was Interferon. At the time it was $15,000 a gram. 13 The paper also said that Interferon was a by-product of the natural breakdown of Vitamin C in your body. (If you find this useful, copy it and give it to a friend. Somebody got to Yahoo and they delete this as soon as they find it) Shortly after that the FDA tried to make Vitamin C by prescription only. Guess why? The FDA has the RDA for Vitamin C set at 64 mg a day, just enough to ward off scurvy. 14 Linus Pauling, who got a Nobel Prize for his work with Vitamin C and a second Nobel Prize for Organic Chemistry, said that 1000 mg a day should be the minimum and 2000 mg a day if you are sick or smoke. 15 He played tennis almost daily until the day he died at 96. Personally, I got sick twice a year for 2 weeks at a time, for more than 20 years, with something to this day the doctors have no idea what it was, but for a week in the middle of those 2 weeks I was flat on my back. I started Vitamin C therapy once I gave up on the doctors. I took enough to be asymptomatic for those 2 weeks. 16 Too much and I got diarrhea and too little and I got sick. Within a narrow range, and it followed a bell curve over those 2 weeks, I was not sick. At the height I was taking 40,000 mg a day and 300,000 over the 2 weeks. After 2 years of that I have not been sick since – more than 15 years. Vitamin C acts as a natural diuretic so you need to drink a lot of water and watch your body in total, but my kidneys did not dissolve as the doctors predicted, or get massive kidney stones as other predicted. I did not dissolve my bones as some predicted or completely calcify my joints as others predicted. I had no side effects at all. It might be something to consider.

Answer 4

Have to keep a posative attitude! Then take it one step at a time. I was diagnosed in 2001 - similar to your story. Mamo was clear but lump show on ultrasound. Was very fortunate that my doctor sent me to the breast care center for ultrasound. Needle biopsy was done same day. Appointments were set up immediately to meet and be examined by surgeon, oncologist and radiologist at the center. Guess what I'm trying to say is that if a breast center is available in your area try to go there. Thanks to all the wonderful people at the Breast Care Center in Scarborough, Maine it all turned out okay for me, and actually was a positive experience. The best advise was given to me by my oncologist - each case is different and is treated as such, so don't try to compare what you are going thru with the other stories you wll hear. There is a lot of support available, look into it if it's something you need to keep on track. Step by step ..... Good Luck ........

Answer 5

Remember 85% of breast lumps are benign and nothing to worry about. It becomes a total nessesity to have it biopsied just to protect yourself.
Go to your appointment today and realize the chances of it being benign are much higher than a malignancy.
Ask the surgeon how soon you will know the results of the biopsy and tell him/her how afraid you are and ask if you may call his office to get the result of the biopsy results instead of waiting and waiting and waiting for the call to come to you.
I am praying for you. I had my 1st lump biopsied at 18. So far, so good. Nothing malignant and I am 42.
Cancer RN for 13 yrs.

Answer 6

I know the feeling well, I have an appointment with a surgeon this afternoon for pancreatic cancer. What is positive is they caught it early enough it hasn't shown in a mamogram! Catching it early is the key! And doing everything you can to treat it early is also the key. And the fact you know two people still going strong is a great thing to latch on to. Staying positive really helps in the long run. Best wishes, God bless and your in my prayers.

Answer 7

Oh, sweetie, I'm sure you'll be fine. If the mammogram didn't show anything and it took the ultrasounds to find something, then you are catching whatever is is very early. I pray that God gives you the strength to face this situation with a positive attitude. Whatever the outcome, choose to face this with a fighter's outlook. You will survive this difficult time. Good luck to you.

Answer 8

You will be just fine. My sis has breast cancer and they found something on me. Turned out thru days of worry that it was nothing but mass. Possitive attitude always helps even tho I know how scard you are right now. Best of luck to you.

Answer 9

I understand your emotions totally. My mother in law succumbed to cancer and I have an aunt who is a cancer survivor.

I wish you best of luck and pray that you are not afflicted with this disease.

Also remember (I know it's easy to say this) that thanks to modern medicine, the survivor rate is extremely high.

Good luck!

Answer 10

I would bet on the mammogram.