Awaiting formal confirmation - terrified
Hi, I was called back last week for a biopsy of my right breast. The Drs said it was highly suspicious of cancer. At the time I was totally flawed and didn’t take anything in after that. Now I have so many questions having read lots of forums. I just wondered if anyone knows the answers. I’ve seen a lot of people saying about the USS being rates for likelihood of outcome but I wasn’t given any rating (unless I don’t remember). She did find multiple cysts and a large number of unidentifiable hard lumps all over the breast though. They only biopsied one main site and didn’t clip the area. I was told I have very dense tissue and it took 2 drs and 3 radiologists to get the biopsy. I heard them say that they had some floaters and some sinkers. So my brain has been working overtime while I wait for the results and I’m wishing I had asked so much more but I just fawned and panicked. Does anyone know if floating and sinking is a sign of anything? should I just assume it is cancer given the drs statement and that the biopsy is just a formality to establish what type it is? they didn’t biopsy any lymph nodes. Does that mean they didn’t see anything in them? They weren’t mentioned at all. would the many lumps found in the same breast mean it metastatic? Why didn’t they clip? Is that because the site is so big already that they will be able to find it easily? Why oh why didn’t I stay clear headed to ask all of this. From the reading I’ve done it seems that they tend to know by the scans normally. This whole thing has thrown me. Im 45 and have a disabled daughter who is going through an acute mh crisis. Im also the main wage earner so if this is true and I can’t work then we will lose our house and I can’t imagine what will happen to my daughter. We are simply trying to keep her alive each day, it’s that basic. We don’t have the scope for this diagnosis emotionally and nether will she. I’m even thinking I should just not do treatment as make sure I’m around for the next few years for her rather than being here longer but being sick and unable to help her.