Topic: Stereo. biopsy tomorrow for calcs. Nobody to talk to.

I am so sorry you are going through this. If I were you, I would be certifiable.

Please, vent all you like, and let us know how the biopsy goes.

Does your doctor know that this is making you nuts?

It is alright to be a mess and freaked out. To have to keep going back for biopsies is a pain in the butt and the constant stress just wears a body and mind out. It is the constant not knowing that drives us all nuts.

Remember we are all here and have been where you are and if you have hard time getting people in your life to understand how you feel remember that everyone on this board has been where you are.

Amy

Thank you all so much for responding to me.  I know you guys know how this waiting feels. I also feel like a cry baby when others like (Jeannine, hkitty, i can do this, suzny) are going through so much more than I.  I will pray for everyone on this board.

Gentle Hugs and good vibes going your way, dear shabby.   I am 63 yrs old and have had several biopsies and aspirations in the past (before I was dx).  Each time I was a total mess and the waiting is worst than torture.   Yesterday I had a 6 month follow up mammogram and I was wringing wet the fear.  Fortunately, I was given the all clear and come back in a year (unless I feel something).  

Your body can take a lot, but your mind needs to process the information.  Fear, anxiety, crying jabs, anger and frustration are expected and normal (if there is such a thing).   Write our names on a piece of paper and carry with you.  We are here to lean on and know we care and we understand.  Nancy 

Hello Shabby,

•  I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this. Going through it over and over must be awful.
• I personally think waiting is very, very hard. A couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed with DCIS, and the biopsy results pretty much freaked me out. My surgeon scheduled me for an MRI, and waiting for those results nearly drove me crazy. 
• I'm just a newbie at this, but I'll share what little I know. Two things  helped me a lot:

1.  I don't allow myself to talk about, think about, or do research on, cancer in the evenings. This lets me stay calm and get a good night's sleep.
2. After I've done my research, I try not to think too far ahead, since the results of each test or surgery will change the available options. I try to take it one day at a time, and only worry about decisions once I have enough data to make them.

Now, I'm not always successful in doing this 

 

I wish you the best results, Shabby. Hang in there.

 adrienne 

Cynbatt, I hope your test results are the best possible. Until then, do something fun, and get plenty of exercise -- it will help distract you.

My results were the best they could be: the MRI showed nothing visible in either breast except the lump we already knew about, and it showed nothing in the lymph nodes. I'm having a wide excision and a sentinel node biopsy on Tuesday. Now, if I can just get good results from those procedures, I'll be a very happy camper.

Then I can start worrying about follow-up treatments :)

 Best of luck to you, 

adrienne