Stress increasing while waiting

[seadraem]

Has anyone noticed while waiting for biopsy results that the stress increases exponentially once you hit the days you may get a response? I was ok yesterday - wasn't really stressing that much, although my abdomen has been iffy all week. Test results are due in today thru Friday and today I'm staring at my phone and stressing completely.

[seadraem]

Hang in there with me! We'll get thru this. I got thru it once - the second time is a little easier but the doc said 3-5 days after and the biopsy was last Friday morning so I'm hanging in the best I can. I think my husband is getting impatient with me. "So is THAT all that has you stressed"... grr... He's great but sometimes...

[madgeOwens]

Oh thats great news! Thats really wonderful.  I still didnt get the call.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
this is terrible.............
CALL ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ilovelucy54]

Good news here,  Dr called said NO CANCER, but there were a few pre-cancerous cells.  I will have to have a procedure to remove that .  I feel like a new woman, this has been going on for about 6 weeks.  I will always be very vigilant about my mammograms, etc!   I will check in to see how the rest of you made out.  
Thank you!
Joanne

[ilovelucy54]

I work 3rd shift, so it kind of took my mind off my waiting... until I came home.  I get in at 4:15am, so I am so tired, physically & mentally.  I have to sleep at least until 12 noon.  My thing is when my breast surgeons calls....this waiting is the worst.  All of you will be in my prayers..
Jo    

[madgeOwens]

I know what you mean. I actually thought I had a bug, but after reading other comments in here I know its stress.  I feel like I am holding my breath at different times during the day I have to remind myself to breathe.....when the biopsy was done yesterday I was having a hard time getting a breath and a deep breath....one for laying on my abdomen on that metal table for so long and the other was nerves I am sure, but because of my age they thought I was going to have a heart attack....can't blame them for thinking that I must have looked ill too....I think I held my breath then too haha....I can barely wait for the call........I know it will be ok...I am just being silly.

[seadraem]

Me too.. This is my second round waiting on the same mass. My original doc (well, his Nurse Practitioner) interpreted the core biopsy results as "mass is benign" and left it at that. No follow-up scheduled or anything. When I went to another doctor for a second check - she sent me to this surgeon, who said the original results didn't mean the mass was benign - it meant all they got was normal breast tissue, so they missed the mass entirely. So now I wait again... I've been sick to my stomach all week since the surgery - was trying not to be stressed but I think it's catching up with me.  I just want to KNOW!!!  Nuff stress for the night - good night ladies and thank you for your good wishes!  ((((((((((HUGS))))))))) to all of my fellow "wait-ers"!!