Welcome to the forum Steph although I'm sorry about the pain you've been experiencing and the raised bump that's been found.

I know this must be very scary but I'm glad you've joined us as a lot of our members have been in this position, so you are not alone, and hopefully you will receive some support and advice from them soon.

We're thinking of you and wishing you all the best with your referral. To find out what may happen at your appointment just click here.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Steph,

A very warm welcome to our forum. This is always a worrying time, but you will only make things worse by consulting 'Dr Google'. We all tend to do this, but there are so many different types of breast cancer, all of which have different, albeit similar symptoms, but very different outcomes. 

Your doctor is just being extra cautious and getting you checked out at the clinic, even though she cannot feel any lumps. Try to bear in mind that only 1 person in every 8 who attend the breast clinic gets a cancer diagnosis and the younger you are, the less likely this is to happen. Pain does not usually accompany a breast cancer diagnosis and there can be many other, less serious reasons for this. 

I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 13 years and am still leading a busy and fulfilled life, so even a cancer diagnosis is not as drastic as it used to be.

Having said this, I sincerely hope that all turns out well for you. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx