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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsJust got home from the doctor's
and turns out my breast lump is just a benign cyst! I had two sisters who had (one passed away) breast cancer so I am relieved beyond belief...just had to share my good news.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,754 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)I'll be opening a nice bottle in an hour or so
Squinch
(51,074 posts)Thanks!
Liberal Jesus Freak
(1,451 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)Thank you!
whistler162
(11,155 posts)intheozone
(1,103 posts)Enjoy your good news, pop the cork on some bubbly or celebrate some other way, it is certainly worth celebrating.
Midnight Writer
(21,823 posts)Zoonart
(11,894 posts)Exhale.
zeusdogmom
(999 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)snacker
(3,619 posts)happy for you!
babylonsister
(171,104 posts)who had a lump that was not benign (decades ago), I am beyond happy for you!
TNNurse
(6,931 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)Thank you so much.So happy you are well! My sister is coming up on 15 years!
LisaM
(27,848 posts)Cancer's been taking away too many people in my life the last few years, so positive news is always welcome.
MontanaMama
(23,364 posts)The stress of waiting to know one way or the other is immense. I had a lumpectomy in my left breast in 2017 that ended up being negative for cancer. I am so happy you got good news.
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)wnylib
(21,720 posts)what a relief it is and how good it feels.
Not breasts in my case, but ovaries, with a family history, too.
So CELEBRATE!
And continue check-ups to keep on top of it.
BadgerMom
(2,771 posts)Great to hear!
Wounded Bear
(58,758 posts)The big C is always scary.
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)Yes it is...I will be forever vigilant with the screenings.
Wounded Bear
(58,758 posts)I'm actually a skin cancer survivor. It was minor, but just hearing the words was ice in my veins scary.
I got off easy with a simple excision and didn't even get chemo or other follow-up, other than regular visits to dermatology.
Lonestarblue
(10,130 posts)montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)liberalla
(9,273 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)OregonBlue
(7,755 posts)lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)I had a bilat mastectomy 20 years ago. So far so good! (knock on wood lol) Glad you don't have to deal with that.
Beakybird
(3,334 posts)Live long and prosper! And next coffee, cut back on the lumps!
pdxflyboy
(678 posts)I am happy for you.
Just_Vote_Dem
(2,820 posts)Glad for you
Delmette2.0
(4,175 posts)I just had similar news, an oversized polyp gave me a big scare. Annual colonoscopy every year for now.
Cancer is cancer no matter where it is.
I wish you all the best.
Hekate
(90,939 posts)Be well!
gademocrat7
(10,680 posts)Take care.
llmart
(15,563 posts)Had a lump removed that turned out to be benign about 20 years ago. Have had zero issues since then. But I can remember clearly how the waiting for the results was the worst thing I'd been through. My mother died of breast cancer when she was 55 and I was 17, so I've always had a sense of waiting for that shoe to drop. I almost believed it was inevitable that I'd eventually get it. I have two older sisters and none of us have had any cancer and we are 71, 75 and 79, with me being the youngest.
So, so happy for you!
Mazeltov Cocktail
(569 posts)😀
DownriverDem
(6,232 posts)Congrats to you!
csziggy
(34,139 posts)I had a cyst once and they drained it - needle aspiration guided by ultrasound. No problems with it since.
mgardener
(1,824 posts)What a relief it must be.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,657 posts)And I absolutely know how relieved you are.
Congratulations, and do some celebrating!
Fla Dem
(23,823 posts)irisblue
(33,042 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,222 posts)Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)I have lots of breast cysts but each time a new one pops up, I get scared. So happy for you!
calimary
(81,558 posts)Outstanding news! Thanks for letting us know, mindfulNJ!
Worried senior
(1,328 posts)I am sure you were worried sick.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)sheshe2
(83,989 posts)doc03
(35,420 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)Although my ex was diagnosed stage-4 lung cancer 2 years ago, with the powerful meds of chemo & immune therapy she is holding her own. That tells me stage-4 is no longer the quick death sentence it once was.
noneof_theabove
(410 posts)think positive
eat well [cancer diet all the time it will not hurt]
I got my 4th treatment for liver cancer
2 in left , TACE chemo then microwave got them in Nov
Now 3 in right part
TACE chemo done and now go in Tue 10 Mar for microwave
fight, fight, fight all we can do
BobTheSubgenius
(11,572 posts)Congratulations!!!
My younger step-daughter just got the same news, and her case had been looking ominous indeed.
Many healthy days and years to you both!
CatMor
(6,212 posts)time for celebration.
connecticut yankee
(1,728 posts)I'm a six-year cancer survivor (colon cancer), so I know how relieved and happy you must feel.
madaboutharry
(40,241 posts)I am so happy for you.
volstork
(5,403 posts)So happy for you!
Karadeniz
(22,600 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Just went through something similar. Reminds us whats important, right?
dem4decades
(11,315 posts)we can do it
(12,210 posts)Kaiserguy
(740 posts)BigOleDummy
(2,272 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Wonderful news.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)July
(4,751 posts)Been there, and I know its hard to relax until you have the facts. Do you need aspiration or excision, if I may ask? Ive had both, pm me if you want more info. Happy for you.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)We all must make the best of what we receive.
BigmanPigman
(51,648 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,229 posts)I lost my mother to breast cancer in 2004. I've gotten mammograms since I was 40. In 2012 they said I needed biopsies in both breasts. The waiting for the results was agony. I even had wigs picked out for when I was going to lose my hair to chemo. But finally I got back the results. NEGATIVE! Whew!
ailsagirl
(22,901 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,391 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Take care of yourself and make sure to get regular check-ups!
lapfog_1
(29,238 posts)thank goodness... let that stress just melt away.
jimfields33
(16,053 posts)33taw
(2,448 posts)Beacool
(30,253 posts)skylucy
(3,747 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)to you for now being able to breathe again.
MaryMagdaline
(6,858 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)I had no symptoms whatsoever. It was a routine mammogram that showed that I had IT in my left breast.
But I was very fortunate to be in excellent medical hands: had breast mastectomy and reconstruction, AND was SO fortunate not to have to undergo either radiation or chemo. It was all over within four weeks of my diagnosis.
So far, there's none in the right breast and it's been more than five years.
May your good health continue!
Thankfully, treatments for breast cancer today are so much more effective than they used to be, especially if it is caught and treated rapidly.
IGoToDU
(177 posts)colorado_ufo
(5,740 posts)You are staying on top of this! Keep up the good work.
GoneOffShore
(17,342 posts)On est bien la!
MFM008
(19,827 posts)I know what it's like to wait on test results like that my very first mammogram when I was in my forties showed a lump on the right breast.... turned out after all the checking that it was an old scar because of an injury years ago.
Good news.
TEB
(12,934 posts)Different Drummer
(7,661 posts)Wonderful news!
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)alfredo
(60,078 posts)The cancer club is not a club you want to join.