Scared

[lisajones4]

Last night I had some dull pain in my right breast (the opposite of where the cancer was). I came home and started "feeling" that breast. Low and behold I found a fairly large lump. I am so incredibly scared. I am 3 years and almost 10 months out from diagnosis. I haven't been able to stop crying. I am hoping to get into my dr. today ...

[whatz]

In there with you sis. Hang in there. I know it's scary. Call the doc first thing and see if they can work you in. If it was here it wouldn't necessarily have to be the onc. Could be the family doctor or OBGYN to check what needed to be done (i.e. Ultrasound, scan etc). I'd check with either to see if they could see me.

[Brenda S]

We all understand. Many of us have faced similar situations. Fear of the unknown is horrible. Try to remain calm and know that science has made huge strides. Try get in to see a physician ASAP. Call on your support team. And, it could very well be that you are fine. I'll hold you in my thoughts. You'll receive lots of support from the members of this site. God Bless and keep you safe.

[Terri B]

Hang in there, Lisa. Dang, I would be freaked out too. Keep us posted, and I'll keep you in my thoughts today.

[DonnaD]

We all understand the anxiety you are going through. My hope is that you get into the Dr. ASAP and tests are scheduled. The waiting is the terrible.

Let us know what you find out. Many will be keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.

Sheila and I are/were being treated in Chicago. If you need info let us know.
Donna

[suzan w]

sending patience...which I know you do not have at the moment! and prayers for a quick visit to the doctor!! XO Suzan

[Yorkiegirl]

Lisa hoping your able to get into the Doctor ASAP. Prayers going out for you.

[tricia keegan]

Lisa,

This may not be what you fear, and if it is (worse case!) you'll handle it I know as you did before.
I really hope you can get to see your Dr asap to help allay your anxiety and sending you good thoughts for negative results!

[lisajones4]

Thanks for all your messages. I have a layer of fatty tissue in my right breast! Yea for fatty tissue (never thought I would be happy for fatty tissue)!

[schoolteacher]

Lisa,

Glad you found out what was going on.

Amelia

[sassy]

Great news Lisa!

[Diane H]

Lisa, am breathing that big sigh of relief along with you,
so glad for the "fatty tissue".
More sighs of relief and a big hug,
Diane

[Chelee]

Yes once we have been dx with bc...it's funny how happy we can get over all kinds of weird things. Fatty tissue being one of them. lol Anyway...congrats on the good news. Isn't it nice to be able to breath again.

Chelee

[caya]

Lisa,

Hip hip hurray for fatty tissue.

all the best
caya

[harrie]

Lisa, so glad to hear the good news! I was gonna tell you that it can be any number of benign things...but now i don't have too!!! YEA!!!

[Sheila]

Lisa so happy it turned out to be fatty tissue....sending a big hug!

[MJo]

Yippeee!! Yippeeee!

[ammebarb]

Oh Lisa, I'm so glad you got good news! A couple of months ago, during a routine visit with my breast Dr. she poked and pressed more than usual and then ordered an ultrasound. Scared me senseless for about a half hour until I found out that all was well and she thought she had been feeling bone she hadn't been able to feel before! (I had lost over 30 lbs.) It's been almost twenty six years since my mastectomy and all the same mind numbing fear came rushing back for those thirty minutes! We'll take fatty tissue or bone anyday, huh? I hope you did something celebratory!

Barb A.

[whatz]

Thank you Lord!
Pop a cork Lisa :-). Reason to celebrate!

[Joan M]

Lisa,

What a relief. It reminds me of the focal fatty tissue in my liver. It presented as a nodule on CT scan, but an MRI determined it was a benign fatty nodule.

If I hadn't had the bc first, I would have been fretting about why I had focal fatty tissue in the liver. But I was so relieved it wasn't cancer, I thought, Who cares.

Joan

[Jackie07]

Lisa,

Glad to hear the good news. I remember when my doctor ordered an ultrasound after the pelvic/abdominal CT, I was thinking "Oh-O, they found something growing down there." Turned out it was harmless hepatic hemangioma. But the discomfort I had felt (and still feel it sometimes) made me 'certain' that somehow my cancer had spreaded to my liver...

If only my doctors would have told me that the reason for an ultrasound was to rule out the possibility of cancer... (hemangioma does not show up on ultrasound) - I had to look it up myself after getting no explanation except "it looked fine" from my doctors.

[juanita]

glad it was okay!