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Breast pain and lump: what should I expect when attending the breast clinic?

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Hi there, 

new to the chat, but just wanted some guidance and information on being referred to the breast clinic.

saw my GP today regarding a large lump and pain that I’ve been experiencing for the last few weeks; for a referral, which is good, just to minimise the anxiety and not knowing what the eff is going on.

but just wondering what I should expect when attending the breast clinic? 

any information and advice would be helpful. thank you in advance! 

victoria x

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    Hi there,

    From my own experience, I had a '1 stop' appointment. There they did an ultrasound, then a mammogram. They then took some biopsies and placed titanium markers where they biopsied. All of this was painless for me, albeit daunting obviously. 

    I then had another mammogram to look at the placement of the titanium markers. Then waited 10 days for results. Like you, I had breast pain and a large lump, but it came back as a benign fibroadenoma. It's a scary experience, but honestly, painless xx

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    Okay thank you so much for your response. 
    I’m still waiting for my referral, currently reviewing whether or not to go private for an ultrasound etc as I pay for some sort of insurance through work. But will need to wait and see. 

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