Hi Everyone,
Sorry for posting this message on here but I wanted to let my thoughts out and get some advice.
When I was 17 (2013) I had mastitis and went to the doctor in which she found a large lump and suggested I get this checked out. After having an ultrasound it was confirmed as a fibroadenoma and no further action was necessary.
One year later I was feeling very uncomfortable so went back to the doctor and was referred again to have another ultrasound to see what was going on. They confirmed that the lump had grown large and it was good to remove it - I agreed (didn’t know what else I do).
It took a good few months to have my surgery, and after this they confirmed that not only did the original Fibroadenoma almost triple in size, I had actually grown a second one!
Since the surgery I had no issues - my breasts are very fibrous so I have fibrous growths some times and always a lump a bump.
In Nov 2018, after having a 7 week break from the contraceptive pill and then the going back on This I noticed a tiny lump in my right breast (opposite one to where I had the first Fibroadenoma and my ‘good breast’ because it never experienced any fibrous changes). I monitored this lump for 6 month whilst it was slowly growing bigger (doctors are Amazing but when you end up at the consultants office with a tiny benign lump they make you feel like a waste of space).
Anyway, June 2019 after ultrasound And biopsy it was confirmed to Be 1cm Fibroadenoma. Consultant said it wasn’t cancer and I didn’t have 5 of them so essentially go away as why are you moaning. (Consultant being the person who did my last surgery) I said well that’s what you said last time but look what happened then I had to go through referral process again and I’m not wasting my time again. Begrudgingly they said ok come back in 6 months time and we will see if it has grown.
So to get to the point.. it’s now Aug 19 - 2 month since last scan - I feel lump is now about 1.6cm - still very small. However as I told the consultant from beginning I get bad stabbing pains daily in it. Not having it removed means I can’t move jobs as if I do then have to have op then I will have hardly any sick pay and I can’t afford that. Looking for your advice on this - I feel so pathetic as It’s small but it is really getting me down and the pains make me keep checking it in which I feel that’s it has grown larger :(
