Biopsy - lumps + after = horrible morning

[Quirkyme]

Hey.

What a morning.

I had an unexpected biopsy today due to lumps in my armpit near my breasts, breasts are all clear.
I thought I was going in for an ultrasound scan only (that's what I was told), and then the guy within seconds of the scan said to his assistant (not to me), "we're gonna need to do a biopsy".

I panicked, and felt overwhelmed and started crying, biopsies sound quite serious.

I think it would have also helped if he spoke to me directly and told me what was happening. I wanted to have just a few mins outside to calm down before going through with it, but they refused. They said if I went out, I couldn't come back in. I found the whole situation just an ordeal tbh.I was really upset from it all.

Then, on my way home, I ended up hitting someone's car! Honestly, my mind was just elsewhere I think, and before I realised the person in front of me had stopped it was just too late.

It's been a morning from hell. I've only just got in.

I get the results next week and hope all is okay. The lumps can have been painful on/off and I just want to be free from this and not worry.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?
(Minus hitting someone's car due to mind being elsewhere)

So sorry you've had such a horrible day

I had an ultrasound where they found a lump and exactly the same - they did an immediate biopsy and said that was pretty standard so hope that is slightly calming

The results came back fairly quick and I had a papilloma (had never heard of that) but was pre-cancerous and they removed it with a wire guided biopsy soon after under general anesthetic

Hand hold - it's not a nice time

Hopefully you can just sit for a while and breathe - nice cup of tea/something stronger if you like!

Do you know your next steps? Sometimes not everything sticks in your brain afterwards

Forget to say, that was 6 years ago and all fine since

Hey, I honestly had a headache from the morning, and lay down and had a nap, just woke up. Wow what a day.

Well, my only next steps I know of now is that they gave me a letter for an appt to discuss the results on the 30/12 in the morning...

(((Hugs))) I have had 2 biopsies on 2 different occasions - both were fibroadenomas, so completely benign. It did hurt a lot immediately afterwards (plus some bruising), but settled. You will get the results soon x

One of mine was painful anyway (nothing to do with the biopsy).

I went for a follow up after breast screwing and all was explained in a letter. Plus, I was asked how I felt about things when I got there.Seems odd that nothing was explained to you when you actually had lumps that needed examining.

What a day you've had! I went in for an ultrasound and had a biopsy too. In my case, it did turn out to be cancer, but they were pretty sure what it was and told me then and there what it was likely to be, without actually waiting for the biopsy results. Hopefully, if they haven't done that, then you will be fine. Look after yourself.

It was all just a balls up tbh.

I had an appt at 9, but waited an hour for my appt. But yet when I asked for 2 mins to calm down before the biopsy, the guy is telling me that he's "running late" to which I replied "yes, I waited an hour".

Then the assistant said "if you go out I'm not letting you back in."

Seeing as the breast clinic deals with life changing events, this way of behaving doesn't seem right to me tbh. I'm slightly tempted to complain. It was all really unprofessional and insensitive

Hugs - compassionate bedside manner makes such a huge difference. If things aren't explained to me during a procedure or investigation, my mind immediately goes to the darkest place.