Hi everyone.

I'm at my wits end and quite frankly terrified! Last year my husband thought he found a lump in my right breast which he told me about straight away, I examined myself but couldn't find anything so thought nothing of it. A few days later I did a visual examination as it was playing on my mind and found dimpling of the skin (about an inch above where the underwiring of my bra sits) I did however notice the dimpling was the same on the other breast too but booked an appointment with the GP anyway. He also couldnt feel a lump and said the dimpling disappeared when I lay down and therefore was no cause for concern and that was that!

Fast forward to about a month ago and my breasts were really tender, it was the lead up to my period and although it was the usual pre period feeling it was a lot worse, particularly on the right side. When my period arrived the pain pretty much went. Until a couple of days after my period finished and then the pain came back tenfold. But a different pain. It was like a stabbing/shooting/stinging pain. I eventually managed to get a drs appointment last week. The night before the appointment I found a lump. In the same place my husband found one!!! I wasnt too concerned, lump is spongy, easily movable, clear edges and painful. So why wouldn't it be a cyst?! The gp used the word cyst and then also indicated possible fibrocystic breasts. However she looked concerned that the pain is no longer in line with hormones and that when she pressed it it was really uncomfortable and was sending the pain into my shoulder blade so shes made an emergency referral. Now I'm terrified the GP last year was completely wrong and I've convinced myself its advanced breast cancer!!!!

In the last few days I've started suffering more shoulder blade pain and a pain in my collarbone and neck that feels like I've pulled a muscle. I've also been getting shortness of breath, chest pain and headaches (which I guess could be anxiety) but it's all the same side as the breast in question! And I've just found a swollen tender lymph gland behind my right ear!!!!!

My hospital appointment is next friday and I'm not coping well at all. I keep looking at my kids and crying!