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debm55

(52,743 posts) Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:01 PM Wednesday

Hi everyone. I'm back. actually, we went out to eat after. and when I came home I slept. It is not cancer. I have 10

cysts. in my right breast, I have to go back in 6 months and redo the tests. I am so grateful for all your good thoughts, and prayers. It is not cancer!

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Hi everyone. I'm back. actually, we went out to eat after. and when I came home I slept. It is not cancer. I have 10 (Original Post) debm55 Wednesday OP
WONDERFUL NEWS, Deb! Diamond_Dog Wednesday #1
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Excellent news! 3catwoman3 Wednesday #2
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Oh, Deb, I'm so happy for you! SheltieLover Wednesday #3
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Excellent. sinkingfeeling Wednesday #4
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Omg, FANTASTIC! 🎉 electric_blue68 Wednesday #5
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Thank you Source! CanonRay Wednesday #6
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Wonderful! Catlady123 Wednesday #7
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Awesome news deb! Emile Wednesday #8
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Whoopie!!! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #9
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Yay, Deb! UpInArms Wednesday #10
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GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Wednesday #11
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Great to hear! Alephy Wednesday #12
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Great! DownriverDem Wednesday #13
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That is absolutely fantastic news, Deb. We need you around here for a long time to come. Borogove Wednesday #14
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So happy and relieved for you! godsentme Wednesday #15
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Great news! Danmel Wednesday #16
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Awesome great news! bronxiteforever Wednesday #17
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Wonderful news! arkielib Wednesday #18
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What a relief that is! Go, Deb! Enjoy the great news.... Whyisthisstillclose Wednesday #19
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As always, the good folks here at DU wish you the best and moniss Wednesday #20
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Cut down on caffeine to help stop formation of breast cysts. Liberty Belle Wednesday #21
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So glad to see this news! MuseRider Wednesday #22
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Great News!!! COL Mustard Wednesday #23
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Great news!!! Good for you. Srkdqltr Wednesday #24
Fabulous!!!...I'm so glad to hear this, Deb! whathehell Wednesday #25
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You are very welcome whathehell Thursday #185
Great news! Thanks for the update Deb. Now have a livetohike Wednesday #26
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Such wonderful news for you. riversedge Wednesday #27
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Wonderful news! FemDemERA Wednesday #28
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So glad to hear this! Nt spooky3 Wednesday #29
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Happy for yoy. Thanks for sharing the good news. FadedMullet Wednesday #30
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Best news of the day!!! Grim Chieftain Wednesday #31
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Great news Cirsium Wednesday #32
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Joyous news! JohnnyLib2 Wednesday #36
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YES INDEED!!! Leghorn21 Wednesday #37
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Yay! MNRPh Wednesday #38
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Wow, thank goodness for really good news, my dear debm55! I am thrilled for you! CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #39
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So happy for you. . . . h2ebits Wednesday #40
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Great news! LoisB Wednesday #41
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Hooray!!! KT2000 Wednesday #42
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Glad you have just cysts 😁 Clouds Passing Wednesday #43
TY. No biopsy. I do have to go every 6 months instead of yearly. Did the mamo three times and the CAT. 3 hours.But they debm55 Thursday #190
Kind and nice you deserve, debm Clouds Passing Thursday #196
Terrific. Eat and sleep well tonight. Ten cysts seems like Polly Hennessey Wednesday #44
TY, They called today but left a message for me to call back. debm55 Thursday #191
Yay! Congrats! Exp Wednesday #45
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I'm so happy for you and your family! Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #46
TY Buddyzbuddy. My husband has malignant prostrate cancer. I underwstand. debm55 Thursday #193
You're welcome. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it was caught early and is treatable. Buddyzbuddy Friday #210
Oh that's good news. calimary Wednesday #47
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That's terrific! Harker Wednesday #48
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That is great news and what a relief! 🙏 surfered Wednesday #49
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GREAT news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! elleng Wednesday #50
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Great news, Deb!! So glad to hear this! -nt CrispyQ Wednesday #51
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Fantastic news 💙💙 TommieMommy Wednesday #52
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Splendid! Wild blueberry Wednesday #53
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Glad to hear the good news! DaBronx Wednesday #54
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Thank you for the lighthearted breaks you give us Keepthesoulalive Wednesday #55
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Reiki does it every time. no_hypocrisy Wednesday #56
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Good news! OLDMDDEM Wednesday #59
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Yay !!!! Karadeniz Wednesday #60
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I know you are so relieved! hamsterjill Wednesday #61
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Terrific news! greatauntoftriplets Wednesday #62
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Great news, a great relief. JustABozoOnThisBus Wednesday #63
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Oh hallelujah!!!!! I can imagine your enormous sigh of relief because I faced something KitFox Wednesday #64
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Great great news. ❤️ underpants Wednesday #65
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Great News! question everything Wednesday #66
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Very good news, Deb! red dog 1 Wednesday #67
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That is great news! Rastapopoulos Wednesday #68
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Hooray!!! bluescribbler Wednesday #69
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I'm so happy for you! AllyCat Wednesday #70
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Great news! Owl Wednesday #71
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May you be surrounded by Emerald Green Healing Light! Bread and Circuses Wednesday #72
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CONGRATULATIONS phxjurist Wednesday #73
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YAHOO!!!!! MIButterfly Wednesday #74
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Got happy teary reading this.. yorkster Wednesday #75
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YAY! FalloutShelter Wednesday #76
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Awesome! I am so happy for you and what a relief. mommymarine2003 Wednesday #77
Thank you mommymarine2003, Maternally, I had an aunt and two cousins who died of Breast Cancer. I am glade that yours debm55 Friday #230
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Great news! rsdsharp Wednesday #79
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I hate cysts. I have them. chowder66 Wednesday #80
TY . I will keep that in mind. debm55 Friday #234
That is great news! nt chowmama Wednesday #81
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Yay! Mike Nelson Wednesday #82
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Wonderful news Deb!!❤️ lucca18 Wednesday #83
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Whew! boonecreek Wednesday #84
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That's great news MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #85
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Ta-Dahh! justaprogressive Wednesday #86
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Ty, I ate a scrambled egg and bacon muffin. debm55 Friday #241
Yea!? MiHale Wednesday #88
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Good news! What a relief for you, your husband and your whole family. Fla Dem Wednesday #89
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Fantastic, debm55 gademocrat7 Wednesday #90
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Outstanding! Long may you wave! (nt) Paladin Wednesday #91
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Great news! Relieved. Onthefly Wednesday #92
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Excellent news! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #93
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Good to hear. BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #94
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Oh, thank God it isn't cancer! highplainsdem Wednesday #95
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So my POSITIVE VIBES worked that fast? KS Toronado Wednesday #96
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Fantastic gab13by13 Wednesday #97
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Wow such good news! barbtries Wednesday #98
No they did not. I called the doctor and have to get some blood work done and set up an appointment with him. TY debm55 Friday #252
I'm so happy for you Debbie, yay, yay, yay JMCKUSICK Wednesday #99
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Hurray! The Roux Comes First Wednesday #100
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Huge sigh of relief and a prayer of thanksgiving! Dorothy V Wednesday #101
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I'm so happy for you, deb. lapucelle Wednesday #104
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UR welcome. 58Sunliner Sunday #314
thanks for the good news Debm55!!!!! peacebuzzard Wednesday #106
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DEB!!!!!!!!!! choie Wednesday #107
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Woo-hoo Deb! I'm so thrilled for you!!!!❤️❤️❤️ sueh Wednesday #108
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Best news all day, Deb. (The sound you hear is a big exhale!) wordstroken Wednesday #109
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So thrilled for you! colorado_ufo Wednesday #110
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Good outcome, so glad for you! TygrBright Wednesday #111
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I have had abnormal mammograms more than once vapor2 Wednesday #112
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So happy for your very good outcome! HeartsCanHope Wednesday #113
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No Cancer ms.pamela Wednesday #116
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So happy to hear this! Nt Trueblue Texan Wednesday #117
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Good News! Celebrate Life. waterwatcher123 Wednesday #118
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Wonderful news! people Thursday #119
TY, I am very happy. debm55 Friday #278
I'm so happy for you. catrose Thursday #120
TY catrose. I am glad yours wasn't cancer, either. debm55 Friday #279
Wonderful news!! Beacool Thursday #121
Very as I had an aunt and 2 cousins on the maternal side die from it. Thank you so much, debm55 Friday #280
Then, that's even more of a relief. Beacool Saturday #309
Thank you , Beacool. It is and I am thankful debm55 Saturday #310
debm55, I bet dinner tasted dlilafae Thursday #122
TY. Both were wonderful. debm55 Friday #282
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Yes, it is. TY debm55 Friday #285
You're welcome 😇 benfranklin1776 Sunday #311
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That is indeed Welcome News! beemerphill Thursday #126
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Terrific news! Mad_Dem_X Thursday #127
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Thanks for sharing the great news with us!!! 70sEraVet Thursday #132
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I am so glad for you! mgardener Thursday #137
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So happy for you! Tree Lady Thursday #138
TY very much Tree Lady. I will keep you my nightly prayers. debm55 Saturday #299
It turned out to be benign Tree Lady Saturday #307
GREAT,!!!!! Thank you Tree Lady. debm55 Saturday #308
So glad wildflowergardener Thursday #139
TY very much. debm55 Saturday #300
Happy for you, Deb!! MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #140
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Wonderful! viva la Thursday #170
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That is great news. Particularly with the holidays coming up. CentralMass Thursday #207
I have two friends with lung cancer, little cancer specks that have been encapsulated as cysts and haven't gotten ... marble falls Friday #208
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Congrats, Deb! Bayard Friday #209
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Glad to hear it! You must have breathed a big sigh of relief. subterranean Friday #211
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electric_blue68

(24,954 posts)
5. Omg, FANTASTIC! 🎉
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:05 PM
Wednesday

I knew though I didn't know what it could have been - that it might not be cancer!

DownriverDem

(6,937 posts)
13. Great!
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:38 PM
Wednesday

The worry of it all has finally ended for you! Sometimes I wonder if docs realize how just waiting can cause so much worry.

moniss

(8,409 posts)
20. As always, the good folks here at DU wish you the best and
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:52 PM
Wednesday

I certainly look forward to and enjoy your posts that help take the edge off some of the strain of current times.

Liberty Belle

(9,698 posts)
21. Cut down on caffeine to help stop formation of breast cysts.
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:53 PM
Wednesday

I've had them off and on my whole life. When I get a flareup I just limit caffeine and it gets better. They can be painful, too.

I haven't let them biopsy anything---I tell the doctor if a lump is still there after a month or two, okay, but they've always gone away.

Grim Chieftain

(923 posts)
31. Best news of the day!!!
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:02 PM
Wednesday

I am so glad it all went well, dear Deb. Whew! You have been in my thoughts and prayers since your initial post about possible problems. Take care and eat something fattening to celebrate !

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Clouds Passing

(6,548 posts)
43. Glad you have just cysts 😁
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:16 PM
Wednesday

As long as the docs keep a good eye on them. Did they do a.biopsy? If so ouchie 😩

debm55

(52,743 posts)
190. TY. No biopsy. I do have to go every 6 months instead of yearly. Did the mamo three times and the CAT. 3 hours.But they
Reply to Clouds Passing (Reply #43)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:02 PM
Thursday

were very kind and nice to me.

Polly Hennessey

(8,355 posts)
44. Terrific. Eat and sleep well tonight. Ten cysts seems like
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:19 PM
Wednesday

a lot. Did they give you a clue as to why they are forming? 🫶🏼🥰

Buddyzbuddy

(1,924 posts)
46. I'm so happy for you and your family!
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:20 PM
Wednesday

My wife had stage 3 both sides and after numerous surgeries, chemo and radiation I'm so grateful that she now tests negative, so you understand I'm truly relieved that you and your family will not have to experience the fight.

calimary

(88,534 posts)
47. Oh that's good news.
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:22 PM
Wednesday

Glad it’s not cancer!

That’s bound to ease your stress levels - at least to some extent.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,025 posts)
55. Thank you for the lighthearted breaks you give us
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:33 PM
Wednesday

I am so glad it was not serious but I am still having avocado flashbacks.

hamsterjill

(16,845 posts)
61. I know you are so relieved!
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:41 PM
Wednesday

Glad you got to celebrate a bit, and I'm sure you needed to sleep.

Really great news!!!

KitFox

(473 posts)
64. Oh hallelujah!!!!! I can imagine your enormous sigh of relief because I faced something
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:48 PM
Wednesday

similar 24 years ago. I was so hoping you would get fantastic news as I did so long ago! I am over the moon happy for you and your loved ones!!! 😊🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

mommymarine2003

(343 posts)
77. Awesome! I am so happy for you and what a relief.
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:05 PM
Wednesday

I had a lump in my breast back in the 90's. I had 3 young children, and of course, everything goes through your mind. My mother died of ovarian cancer, my grandmother had breast cancer (survived), and my great-grandmother died of uterine cancer. I felt like a sitting duck. It took 6 days to get the results, and it was benign. I was so grateful. It turned out to be a calcified mammary duct. I lived in Port Townsend, WA at the time. My doctor said I was the only one that week of her patients waiting for cancer results that turned out to be benign. I felt like I had won the lottery.

debm55

(52,743 posts)
230. Thank you mommymarine2003, Maternally, I had an aunt and two cousins who died of Breast Cancer. I am glade that yours
Reply to mommymarine2003 (Reply #77)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:38 AM
Friday

wasn't Breast Cancer. Mine are benign cysts,

chowder66

(11,577 posts)
80. I hate cysts. I have them.
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:07 PM
Wednesday

I don't think I have 10 though!! Wowza!!

I was told if they get too painful you can have them drained. I haven't had to have that done, yet.

Fla Dem

(27,311 posts)
89. Good news! What a relief for you, your husband and your whole family.
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:21 PM
Wednesday

That includes your DU Family!

debm55

(52,743 posts)
252. No they did not. I called the doctor and have to get some blood work done and set up an appointment with him. TY
Reply to barbtries (Reply #98)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:21 PM
Friday

vapor2

(3,445 posts)
112. I have had abnormal mammograms more than once
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:07 PM
Wednesday

cysts and dense breasts. So glad of your good news

catrose

(5,325 posts)
120. I'm so happy for you.
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 12:34 AM
Thursday

I had a similar experience, but with ovarian cancer, and they cut me open. Endometriosis, not cancer. There's nothing like that wash of relief, though I did have trouble absorbing it. .

debm55

(52,743 posts)
280. Very as I had an aunt and 2 cousins on the maternal side die from it. Thank you so much,
Reply to Beacool (Reply #121)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 06:45 PM
Friday

dlilafae

(358 posts)
122. debm55, I bet dinner tasted
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:06 AM
Thursday

really great, and so was the sleep. Glad for good news. ☺️

Tree Lady

(12,914 posts)
138. So happy for you!
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 01:37 PM
Thursday

I am going through something close to the same, had mammogram with issues, just had biopsy yesterday and waiting for results next week.

I go back and forth between saying to myself why worry now it is what it is and being totally freaked out.

Mine is different in that they know it's calcification and it may be nothing or something. My mind tends to spin and scream scary things at me.

I am so happy yours turned out ok.

wildflowergardener

(1,022 posts)
139. So glad
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 01:54 PM
Thursday

So glad - I have something similar and its a huge pain but still relieved not to be cancer I just get watched more closely.

ProfessorGAC

(75,248 posts)
141. Great News
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:46 PM
Thursday

My wife has something suspicious on her lung. A CT scan for her pancreas (which turned out ok) spotted it.
But, the doctors are saying a huge % of such things are not dangerous, especially at 70.

marble falls

(69,401 posts)
208. I have two friends with lung cancer, little cancer specks that have been encapsulated as cysts and haven't gotten ...
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:10 AM
Friday

... bigger in decades. Doesn't affect their lives in any way. I hope you have something like this, or better!

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