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40yo, 2nd mammogram with "urgent suspected cancer" referral.

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I'm so sorry I'll probably sound silly but I'm a bit scared and my brain I guess needs to go through the worst case scenario just to know I can handle it?

As mentioned I just turned 40. My mother had breast cancer when she was 61 but it was in another country. It was caught really quickly and she didn't even have to have chemo. She's still well and Kiking 16 years later.

About 4 years ago I felt something under/at the bottom of.my left breast. The go could not feel anything but given the family history Had a mammogram done in a couple months or so? Right during the mammogram I was told there was nothing, what I felt was just the muscle fibres under my breast.

Fast forward to earlier this year and the "muscle fibre" has just grown I to a bigger knot/lump, quite oblong and admitedly feels "fibrous". The lump has a constant full ache that indeed gets worse the couple of weeks before my period. I guess part of me was in denial so along with moving house it took me until yesterday so a good few months to finally see the GP about it. At first he was dismissive but then he examined me and mentioned how he "could feel the lesion" referring to the oblong fibrous thing at the bottom/under my left breast. 

I was called yesterday afternoon to get a mammogram done today. I went and whilst I signed to confirm I wasn't pregnant I also saw the referral note, highlighted saying "URGENT SUSPECTED CANCER".

contrary to a few years ago the technician who did the mammogram didn't say anything now and I was told I'll be called in a couple of weeks to discuss results either way and if needed I'll have an ultrasound done on the say from which I will also have the results on the day.

I guess I'm just wondering what to expect? Reading the actual words made me panic and I almost fainted and was sick at the hospital. I know because of my family history I'm lucky I am seen this quickly but it also worried me I guess as in "how bad must have this lump felt to my gp to be seen within 24 hours?"

Thank you and again sorry if I sound silly, I'm just a bit shaken.

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    BG 40 

    hello welcome I’m not a doctor or nurse I just had breast cancer last year so here to chat 

    Did you go to a one stop breast clinic or just a place where they only do mamogram ? X 

    love Lara xx 

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    Hey Lara, thank you for replying. I was sent to the local hospital which has a breast centre after seeing my GP yesterday. They told me already on the phone that it would have just been then mammogram today and that I would be then given an appointment to discuss the results regardless of the nature of the results themselves. I guess just reading the words freaked me out even if I knew why I asked the GP to check.

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    I hope your results come through quickly and hope it’s a all clear for you xx 

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    Hi Bg40,

    Nearly all breast lumps are referred to the breast clinic on an "urgent" pathway. Fortunately, 8 out of every 10 people who attend, get the all clear. Not all lumps are cancerous. Many turn out to be benign cysts or fibrous changes. The wait for results is always an anxious time, but try to keep as busy as you can while you are waiting. Also try to avoid consulting "Dr Google", as this will only make you more worried and serve no useful purpose.

    I sincerely hope that nothing untoward is found.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • I had the same written on my referral for for the one stop breast clinic which shook me too. Glad to report it's a benign mass, this still entailed topo mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy to find out. I was given a U4 reading which meant that the ultrasound showed highly suspicious and most likely cancerous mass.  GPs tend to be ultra cautious when it comes to breast lumps so try not to worry.  It's hard waiting though.

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