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debm55

(53,588 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:01 PM Nov 12

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 Nov 12 OP
WONDERFUL NEWS, Deb! Diamond_Dog Nov 12 #1
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Excellent news! 3catwoman3 Nov 12 #2
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Oh, Deb, I'm so happy for you! SheltieLover Nov 12 #3
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Excellent. sinkingfeeling Nov 12 #4
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Omg, FANTASTIC! 🎉 electric_blue68 Nov 12 #5
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Thank you Source! CanonRay Nov 12 #6
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Wonderful! Catlady123 Nov 12 #7
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Awesome news deb! Emile Nov 12 #8
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Whoopie!!! some_of_us_are_sane Nov 12 #9
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Yay, Deb! UpInArms Nov 12 #10
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GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 12 #11
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Great to hear! Alephy Nov 12 #12
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Great! DownriverDem Nov 12 #13
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That is absolutely fantastic news, Deb. We need you around here for a long time to come. Borogove Nov 12 #14
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So happy and relieved for you! godsentme Nov 12 #15
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Great news! Danmel Nov 12 #16
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Awesome great news! bronxiteforever Nov 12 #17
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Wonderful news! arkielib Nov 12 #18
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What a relief that is! Go, Deb! Enjoy the great news.... Whyisthisstillclose Nov 12 #19
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As always, the good folks here at DU wish you the best and moniss Nov 12 #20
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Cut down on caffeine to help stop formation of breast cysts. Liberty Belle Nov 12 #21
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So glad to see this news! MuseRider Nov 12 #22
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Great News!!! COL Mustard Nov 12 #23
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Great news!!! Good for you. Srkdqltr Nov 12 #24
Fabulous!!!...I'm so glad to hear this, Deb! whathehell Nov 12 #25
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You are very welcome whathehell Nov 13 #185
Great news! Thanks for the update Deb. Now have a livetohike Nov 12 #26
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Such wonderful news for you. riversedge Nov 12 #27
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Wonderful news! FemDemERA Nov 12 #28
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So glad to hear this! Nt spooky3 Nov 12 #29
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Happy for yoy. Thanks for sharing the good news. FadedMullet Nov 12 #30
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Best news of the day!!! Grim Chieftain Nov 12 #31
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Great news Cirsium Nov 12 #32
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Good news Lifeafter70 Nov 12 #33
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So glad to see this!! mountain grammy Nov 12 #34
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Horray IbogaProject Nov 12 #35
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Joyous news! JohnnyLib2 Nov 12 #36
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YES INDEED!!! Leghorn21 Nov 12 #37
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Yay! MNRPh Nov 12 #38
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Wow, thank goodness for really good news, my dear debm55! I am thrilled for you! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 12 #39
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So happy for you. . . . h2ebits Nov 12 #40
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Great news! LoisB Nov 12 #41
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Hooray!!! KT2000 Nov 12 #42
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Glad you have just cysts 😁 Clouds Passing Nov 12 #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 Nov 13 #190
Kind and nice you deserve, debm Clouds Passing Nov 13 #196
Terrific. Eat and sleep well tonight. Ten cysts seems like Polly Hennessey Nov 12 #44
TY, They called today but left a message for me to call back. debm55 Nov 13 #191
Yay! Congrats! Exp Nov 12 #45
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I'm so happy for you and your family! Buddyzbuddy Nov 12 #46
TY Buddyzbuddy. My husband has malignant prostrate cancer. I underwstand. debm55 Nov 13 #193
You're welcome. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it was caught early and is treatable. Buddyzbuddy Nov 14 #210
Oh that's good news. calimary Nov 12 #47
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That's terrific! Harker Nov 12 #48
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That is great news and what a relief! 🙏 surfered Nov 12 #49
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GREAT news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! elleng Nov 12 #50
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Great news, Deb!! So glad to hear this! -nt CrispyQ Nov 12 #51
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Fantastic news 💙💙 TommieMommy Nov 12 #52
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Splendid! Wild blueberry Nov 12 #53
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Glad to hear the good news! DaBronx Nov 12 #54
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Thank you for the lighthearted breaks you give us Keepthesoulalive Nov 12 #55
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Reiki does it every time. no_hypocrisy Nov 12 #56
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Whew! SpankMe Nov 12 #57
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Yay! mokeyz Nov 12 #58
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Good news! OLDMDDEM Nov 12 #59
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Yay !!!! Karadeniz Nov 12 #60
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I know you are so relieved! hamsterjill Nov 12 #61
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Terrific news! greatauntoftriplets Nov 12 #62
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Great news, a great relief. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 12 #63
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Oh hallelujah!!!!! I can imagine your enormous sigh of relief because I faced something KitFox Nov 12 #64
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Great great news. ❤️ underpants Nov 12 #65
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Great News! question everything Nov 12 #66
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Very good news, Deb! red dog 1 Nov 12 #67
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That is great news! Rastapopoulos Nov 12 #68
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Hooray!!! bluescribbler Nov 12 #69
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I'm so happy for you! AllyCat Nov 12 #70
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Great news! Owl Nov 12 #71
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May you be surrounded by Emerald Green Healing Light! Bread and Circuses Nov 12 #72
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CONGRATULATIONS phxjurist Nov 12 #73
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YAHOO!!!!! MIButterfly Nov 12 #74
MIButterfly. debm55 Nov 14 #227
Got happy teary reading this.. yorkster Nov 12 #75
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YAY! FalloutShelter Nov 12 #76
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Awesome! I am so happy for you and what a relief. mommymarine2003 Nov 12 #77
Thank you mommymarine2003, Maternally, I had an aunt and two cousins who died of Breast Cancer. I am glade that yours debm55 Nov 14 #230
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Great news! rsdsharp Nov 12 #79
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I hate cysts. I have them. chowder66 Nov 12 #80
TY . I will keep that in mind. debm55 Nov 14 #234
That is great news! nt chowmama Nov 12 #81
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Yay! Mike Nelson Nov 12 #82
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Wonderful news Deb!!❤️ lucca18 Nov 12 #83
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Whew! boonecreek Nov 12 #84
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That's great news MustLoveBeagles Nov 12 #85
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Ta-Dahh! justaprogressive Nov 12 #86
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Celebration enid602 Nov 12 #87
Ty, I ate a scrambled egg and bacon muffin. debm55 Nov 14 #241
Yea!? MiHale Nov 12 #88
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Good news! What a relief for you, your husband and your whole family. Fla Dem Nov 12 #89
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Fantastic, debm55 gademocrat7 Nov 12 #90
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Outstanding! Long may you wave! (nt) Paladin Nov 12 #91
HAHA. TY debm55 Nov 14 #245
Great news! Relieved. Onthefly Nov 12 #92
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Excellent news! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 12 #93
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Good to hear. BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 12 #94
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Oh, thank God it isn't cancer! highplainsdem Nov 12 #95
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So my POSITIVE VIBES worked that fast? KS Toronado Nov 12 #96
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Fantastic gab13by13 Nov 12 #97
OH YOU, TY debm55 Nov 14 #251
Wow such good news! barbtries Nov 12 #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 Nov 14 #252
I'm so happy for you Debbie, yay, yay, yay JMCKUSICK Nov 12 #99
TY, John. debm55 Nov 14 #253
Hurray! The Roux Comes First Nov 12 #100
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Huge sigh of relief and a prayer of thanksgiving! Dorothy V Nov 12 #101
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Very good news Codifer Nov 12 #102
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Woo hoo!!! Javaman Nov 12 #103
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I'm so happy for you, deb. lapucelle Nov 12 #104
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Excellent! 58Sunliner Nov 12 #105
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UR welcome. 58Sunliner Nov 16 #314
thanks for the good news Debm55!!!!! peacebuzzard Nov 12 #106
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DEB!!!!!!!!!! choie Nov 12 #107
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Woo-hoo Deb! I'm so thrilled for you!!!!❤️❤️❤️ sueh Nov 12 #108
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Best news all day, Deb. (The sound you hear is a big exhale!) wordstroken Nov 12 #109
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So thrilled for you! colorado_ufo Nov 12 #110
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Good outcome, so glad for you! TygrBright Nov 12 #111
TY, TygrBright. debm55 Nov 14 #271
I have had abnormal mammograms more than once vapor2 Nov 12 #112
TY very much, vapor2 debm55 Nov 14 #272
So happy for your very good outcome! HeartsCanHope Nov 12 #113
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Great news! area51 Nov 12 #114
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Excellent news! DelMar dem Nov 12 #115
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No Cancer ms.pamela Nov 12 #116
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So happy to hear this! Nt Trueblue Texan Nov 12 #117
Thank you , Trueblue Texan. debm55 Nov 14 #281
Good News! Celebrate Life. waterwatcher123 Nov 12 #118
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Wonderful news! people Nov 13 #119
TY, I am very happy. debm55 Nov 14 #278
I'm so happy for you. catrose Nov 13 #120
TY catrose. I am glad yours wasn't cancer, either. debm55 Nov 14 #279
Wonderful news!! Beacool Nov 13 #121
Very as I had an aunt and 2 cousins on the maternal side die from it. Thank you so much, debm55 Nov 14 #280
Then, that's even more of a relief. Beacool Nov 15 #309
Thank you , Beacool. It is and I am thankful debm55 Nov 15 #310
debm55, I bet dinner tasted dlilafae Nov 13 #122
TY. Both were wonderful. debm55 Nov 14 #282
Yay! jfz9580m Nov 13 #123
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Great news 🙌🏼 benfranklin1776 Nov 13 #124
Yes, it is. TY debm55 Nov 14 #285
You're welcome 😇 benfranklin1776 Nov 16 #311
Woohoooo! That is the best news deb mvd Nov 13 #125
TY. Matt. debm55 Nov 14 #286
That is indeed Welcome News! beemerphill Nov 13 #126
TY very much debm55 Nov 14 #287
Terrific news! Mad_Dem_X Nov 13 #127
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So happy for you Debm55! lark Nov 13 #128
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Fantastic news, Debbie Niagara Nov 13 #129
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Hooray! mwmisses4289 Nov 13 #130
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So very happy for you. TNNurse Nov 13 #131
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Thanks for sharing the great news with us!!! 70sEraVet Nov 13 #132
You are welcome. debm55 Nov 15 #294
That is wonderful news! Erda Nov 13 #133
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That is such good news! pandr32 Nov 13 #134
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I am so happy to hear this! milestogo Nov 13 #135
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Great news! NoSheep Nov 13 #136
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I am so glad for you! mgardener Nov 13 #137
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So happy for you! Tree Lady Nov 13 #138
TY very much Tree Lady. I will keep you my nightly prayers. debm55 Nov 15 #299
It turned out to be benign Tree Lady Nov 15 #307
GREAT,!!!!! Thank you Tree Lady. debm55 Nov 15 #308
So glad wildflowergardener Nov 13 #139
TY very much. debm55 Nov 15 #300
Happy for you, Deb!! MorbidButterflyTat Nov 13 #140
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Great News ProfessorGAC Nov 13 #141
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Wonderful! viva la Nov 13 #170
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Such wonderful news! femmedem Nov 13 #179
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That is great news. Particularly with the holidays coming up. CentralMass Nov 13 #207
I have two friends with lung cancer, little cancer specks that have been encapsulated as cysts and haven't gotten ... marble falls Nov 14 #208
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Congrats, Deb! Bayard Nov 14 #209
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Glad to hear it! You must have breathed a big sigh of relief. subterranean Nov 14 #211
I did, TY debm55 Nov 14 #258
Good. n/t malthaussen Nov 14 #231
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Fantastic news! BlueKota Nov 14 #261
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Wonderful! Laurelin Nov 14 #263
Thank you, Laurelin debm55 Nov 14 #268
Great news! Scary stuff. Permanut Nov 14 #284
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YAY!!!! snacker Nov 16 #312
TY, snacker. debm55 Nov 16 #313

electric_blue68

(25,211 posts)
5. Omg, FANTASTIC! 🎉
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:05 PM
Nov 12

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

DownriverDem

(6,945 posts)
13. Great!
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:38 PM
Nov 12

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

(8,514 posts)
20. As always, the good folks here at DU wish you the best and
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:52 PM
Nov 12

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.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:53 PM
Nov 12

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

(1,020 posts)
31. Best news of the day!!!
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:02 PM
Nov 12

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

(6,662 posts)
43. Glad you have just cysts 😁
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:16 PM
Nov 12

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

debm55

(53,588 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
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:02 PM
Nov 13

were very kind and nice to me.

Polly Hennessey

(8,416 posts)
44. Terrific. Eat and sleep well tonight. Ten cysts seems like
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:19 PM
Nov 12

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

Buddyzbuddy

(1,969 posts)
46. I'm so happy for you and your family!
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:20 PM
Nov 12

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

(88,655 posts)
47. Oh that's good news.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:22 PM
Nov 12

Glad it’s not cancer!

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

Keepthesoulalive

(2,055 posts)
55. Thank you for the lighthearted breaks you give us
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:33 PM
Nov 12

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

hamsterjill

(16,873 posts)
61. I know you are so relieved!
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:41 PM
Nov 12

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

Really great news!!!

KitFox

(481 posts)
64. Oh hallelujah!!!!! I can imagine your enormous sigh of relief because I faced something
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:48 PM
Nov 12

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.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:05 PM
Nov 12

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

(53,588 posts)
230. Thank you mommymarine2003, Maternally, I had an aunt and two cousins who died of Breast Cancer. I am glade that yours
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:38 AM
Nov 14

wasn't Breast Cancer. Mine are benign cysts,

chowder66

(11,647 posts)
80. I hate cysts. I have them.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:07 PM
Nov 12

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

(27,377 posts)
89. Good news! What a relief for you, your husband and your whole family.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:21 PM
Nov 12

That includes your DU Family!

debm55

(53,588 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
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:21 PM
Nov 14

vapor2

(3,527 posts)
112. I have had abnormal mammograms more than once
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:07 PM
Nov 12

cysts and dense breasts. So glad of your good news

catrose

(5,325 posts)
120. I'm so happy for you.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 12:34 AM
Nov 13

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

(53,588 posts)
280. Very as I had an aunt and 2 cousins on the maternal side die from it. Thank you so much,
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 06:45 PM
Nov 14

Tree Lady

(12,943 posts)
138. So happy for you!
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 01:37 PM
Nov 13

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
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 01:54 PM
Nov 13

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

(75,476 posts)
141. Great News
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:46 PM
Nov 13

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

(69,952 posts)
208. I have two friends with lung cancer, little cancer specks that have been encapsulated as cysts and haven't gotten ...
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:10 AM
Nov 14

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

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