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Referral to breast clinic

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My youngest is 2 and postnatally I had mastitis.

I didn't breastfeed for long due to this, but I've suffered with tenderness on the outside of my left breast, I had them checked a little while ago and the nurse examined and said she couldn't feel anything worrying just breast tissue.

Today I've seen my GP who again had a very deep feel as it was quite painful and said she wasn't concerned, couldn't feel anything that worried her that she could feel glandy breast tissue which can be tender and that it was more glandy on my left than my right breast, she explained when she's feeling she can feel the difference between a worrying lump or normal breast tissue she explained she can make a referral to the breast clinic as a routine which could take months just for peace of mind but she left that choice up to me.

I agreed that would probably put my mind at ease, but since leaving the surgery I'm now driving myself mad at the fact of how tender it was when she was feeling .. she did have a good hard feel and all under my armpit too.

I'm worrying she may of missed something, I've got really bad health anxiety and struggle with reassurance I keep telling myself that as a GP she knows what she's feeling for and anything concerning she wouldn't of given me the choice and would of made an urgent refferal.

Has anyone else suffered with glandy tender breasts?

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    Powderpuff 

    deffo get a referal to the  breast clinic on the two week wait otherwise it can take months 

    these nurses don’t specialise I’m not saying to get worried or scared it’s probably ok but not worth loosing a few hours at the breast clinic to have a proper check ,

    I went to the breast clinic could   not feel any lunps only felt like a heaviness in my left side  but they found a lump ad I had a diagnosis. It was very early stage BC but I find myself lucky for going and finding it 

    I’m sure that all will be ok but get a check we have to be our own doctors these days and push to be seen .

    goid luck love Lara xxx 

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    My GP is only referring me for my peace of mind, her words were that she couldn't feel anything worrying or out of the ordinary and she had a very good deep feel she said all she could feel was glandy breast tissue.

    She asked would a referral where they would possibly do a ultrasound put my mind at ease at 'put it to bed' help and I said yes it probably would.

    She advised me on how to check my breasts properly.

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    as long as you are happy that they completed a check you should not be worrying , I was told it’s probably mastitis on my referral was mastitis??? So when I went to the breast clinic I was in total shock to have a diagnosis as I thought the heavyness and pain was just this xx 

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    Powderpuff 

    as long as you are happy that they completed a check you should not be worrying , I was told it’s probably mastitis on my referral was mastitis??? So when I went to the breast clinic I was in total shock to have a diagnosis as I thought the heavyness and pain was just this xx 

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