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God morning, my heart ached with a remembrance of my original diagnosis and wishing you did not feel this shock and fear.
Prepare yourself for some waiting, it is very hard to wait for all the information to come in. I am glad they are getting you in for biopsy so fast. There will be waiting for results on the other side of it too.
One trick I use with myself is compartmentalization. I let myself worry about it for an hour a day, 30 minutes morning and evening. You can choose whatever time works for you, maybe during discussion with a spouse or family member. Then I have a place to push it when it intrudes on my task at hand, which might actually just be busy work to distract myself. This prevents me from just spinning it around until I get actionable information.
At this point you do not have a breast cancer diagnosis, it surely is something but it might be something else. Think Schrödingers cat. lol
Try to breathe, and do something you enjoy, if you do end up in treatment of some form, you can remember these days and plan for more of them.
On connect, we are all behind you and beside you in this journey.💕
May I ask what type of biopsy is planned for Thursday?
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It’s for my 3.9 cm mass and 4 mm nodes they found 2 days ago. I don’t know if it’s going to be painful. I am very squeamish and have needle phobia. This is my worst nightmare. Yes I don’t have a diagnosis yet but when the doctors talked to me on Monday they said they are pretty
positive is the C. I am freaking out!! Thank you for your kind words; I am trying what you are suggesting but it’s so hard!!
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Just to second Chris's helpful response. And to add that timed worrying is very helpful! I like to do something else while officially worrying--like walking or treadmill, knitting, or drawing in a notebook. That way I get some good out of it (and I think worrying is ok in its way--it can lead to understanding if it doesn't take over).