I have been diagnosed with Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia as the result of an ultrasound guided needle biopsy where they took 7 tissue samples. Now, it has been advised that I proceed to a surgical biopsy at the end of this month. I'm a nervous wreck as my mom and her cousin have both had breast cancer (at the ages of 67 & 69). I've been told that 25% of these cases are positive for breast cancer which means that 75% are not and I am trying to focus on that number primarily. I'm perplexed as to how the biopsy will change with the two different types of biopsies. The wait is just awful! Furthermore, I've been advised that I'll probably be a candidate for Evista or Tamoxifan post biopsy, pending the results. I had previously been taken off of birth control pills (several years ago) due to leg pain and see that these drugs can create the same concerns.
Any advice to settle my nerves for the next 3 weeks? Any other questions that I should be asking of my doctor? I love her (she was my mom's surgeon as well) and greatly trust her. I've got 4 kids, and my first to enter college in 2 weeks and I'm trying to stay positive.