Hello there

I am sorry to hear about the concerns you have about your breasts and the lumps you can feel.

Breasts go through many changes during puberty into early adulthood and at different stages of a woman's life and most of these will be normal. You can read more here about what's normal.

It is reassuring you were assessed very recently by the breast unit and nothing abnormal was seen on the ultrasound. This should give you some peace of mind. I think it would be very unusual for something sinister to develop within a few days of this taking place.

It seems the breast unit have said you have dense breasts and some people do have lumpier breasts than others which is just normal for them. Hormonal changes especially before a period can cause the breasts to become even more lumpier and painful but this usually settles once the period arrives. Lumps can also be caused by simple cysts or a build up of fatty tissue called fibroadenomas that are also very normal and often resolve themselves over time, especially in young women. And remember at your age breast cancer is virtually unheard of.

I would keep an eye on this for now and without excessively checking see how things go the next couple of weeks. If it remains the same or worsens do speak to your GP again and see what they say.

Take care

Naomi