Thursday, October 12, 2006

got nothin'

The biopsy was non-diagnostic. In other words, there wasn't enough material in the sample for the cytologist to make any kind of a determination.

Basically, I know as much as I did before the biopsy, which is to say, nothing. The definitive answer will come after the lumpectomy on the 24th.

3 comments:

Tracey said...

AAARRRRGGGGG!

No Friggin' WAY!!!!

Criminy!

Okay, if I pause for a moment and think about it, perhaps this is a GOOD sign. If there wasn't enough to get a good sample, then perhaps it is a hint that if there IS cancer then it isn't raging?

I'm just trying to think of something positive. I'm so sorry you waited all this time for no answer.

{{{Joan!}}}

nina said...

I agree with you, tracey. It's more good than bad. It's not screaming "cancer!" at anyone. And, I will bet anything that even if you have a malignant growth, it's an early early one. Which, in terms of breast cancer, is better than great news, as I'm sure you know.

Joan said...

I had this conversation with the assistant I spoke with at the doctor's office, since I have abundant experience with biopsies. My take is that anything that's not positive (that is, malignant), is a good result. I'm fully aware that 'non-diagnostic' means just that, but a day that doesn't include the words "You have cancer," is a good day in my book.

If it's something, we will have caught it early, unlike my thyroid cancer. I'm still thinking this is pretty much a 50-50 thing, it could go either way. Surprisingly, I can live with this for a couple more weeks.