Finished a breast biopsy, waiting on test results, going bonkers. help?

Please be patient: Something this serious should not be rushed. It can take up to 24 hours just to make microscope slides from the biopsy tissue, let alone to interpret them and possibly order special tests. You might try a phone call to your surgeon that did the biopsy to express your concerns.

Try to relax: There are few medical procedures that are so fraught with anxiety as breast biopsies. Typically we get results of breast core biopsies to our clinical colleagues within 1 to 2 days. Occasional cases take longer and you should not assume there is a bad result if it takes a longer period of time. Sometimes extra studies are needed or a specific case is particularly difficult (benign or malignant.