Hi Sam and thanks for posting

I am sorry to hear about the symptoms you have and appreciate they must be a worry.

It is good to hear you have been referred to both the breast and skin clinic to get these checked out.

Try not to over think or worry too much if you can for now. There are several reasons for breast pain and breast lumps that are harmless and not the result of breast cancer that you can read about here and here including muscle/rib pain and fibroadenomas.

The breast and skin clinics will both be able to assess you and carry out further tests if needed to find out more. Take things one step at a time. People often say keeping busy and your mind on others things can also help at times like this.

There will be others on here who will have similar stories but the outcome may be different to yours so it is impossible to compare really.

I hope you know more soon but do get back or give us a ring on 0808 800 4040, 9-5 mon-Fri if you prefer.

All the best

Naomi