Breast pain

I’ve still got on going breast pain (along with arm, neck back and leg pain). The GPs have put it down to muscle strain, or trapped nerves (nothing which has been 100% confirmed). My breast has been really sore over the last 2 weeks but when I sent an online econsult form to my GP they kind of fobbed me off. I don’t want to keep bothering them but at the same time I would really like for one of them to have a feel of my breast. 
A GP did have a feel back in November and said all felt fine but could things have progressed by that point? 
Nothing has been mentioned about being referred to a breast clinic or anything :( 

  • HI Rose_Flower,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I am sorry to hear about your symptoms and the fact that you don't feel that they have been taken seriously. I am not a doctor, just someone who has had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 14 years. One thing I have learned from this site, is than pain seldom accompanies breast cancer. Most people notice changes in their breasts, such as lumps, skin changes, inverted nipples, etc. It is possibly because you don't have any of these symptoms, that you haven't been referred to the breast clinic. It sounds as if you have a lot of ongoing pain throughout your body. There could be many simpler explanations for these. Perhaps you need to insist on an appointment to get these all properly investigated? 

    I do hope that you can get some answers and that the cause is nothing as drastic as you seem to be expecting.

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

    Kind regards,


    Jolamine xx

  • Thank you so much for your message, I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to respond. Also, I’m really sorry to hear you’ve had 2 bouts of breast cancer over the years. 

    I have read that breast pain is rarely I sign of breast cancer but because I’ve had the pain for so long I’ve started to go into major panic mode about it. 

    I’ve on a waiting list for 2 MRI’s on my neck and spine regarding all the other pains so I guess I’ll just have to wait it out until then.

    Does anyone know how long the waiting list is for an MRI? I’ve read online they can be between 6 and 18 months weeks! I can’t go on worrying for that long xx