very worried - Cancer: Breast Message Board

maresmith · 01-30-2007, 11:38 AM

today i went for my yearly pap test. my dr. feal my breast and said he fealt some "abnormal" tissue. he assured me he thought it was nothing but wanted to do a mammagram just in case. i am 32 years old with no history of cancer. my appt. isnt until feb. 28th. how am i supposed to wait that long? would he send me for a mammogram if he didnt think it was cancer? how long does it usually take to get results back? how worried ahould i be right now?
thanks
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boodle2 · 01-31-2007, 04:24 PM

I can understand your Anxiety, if you are not comfortable waiting until Feb 28th tell them so and usually they will try to get you in earlier. Also I was told there are very many benign conditions in the breast tissue that can appear. I just had a biopsy done for microcalcifications in the breast and it turned out to be nothing. My surgeon told me i could wait another 6 months before having the biopsy and I said no thanks I want to do it right now! Try not to get to worried though, I wasted alot of energy on the what ifs, Good Luck!!