Hi Panic,

Welcome to our forum. Please don't feel that your post is at all inappropriate, nor is it TMI - There's no such thing as TMI on this forum and, it's certainly nothing to be embarrased about. Doctors surgeries are still open, although most are doing telephone consultations initially. Where they are unable to help this way, they are still able to see patients in their surgeries.

Do please contact your GP for an appointment on Monday, although it may have to be Tuesday with the holiday. I do hope that s/he is able to put your mind at rest, or to refer you on if necessary.

I am sorry to hear about your broken relationship after 7 years - that must have been difficult to deal with after so long. I am afraid that I am not very au fait with that area, as I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 11 years. Hopefully, someone with more experience of this area will come along to chat to you soon.

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

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Panic,

I hope that you are right about the swelling going down. Please don't ignore this for too long. You are always better to get this checked out medically, if only to get rid of the worry.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

hi jo, im fairly sure it has gone down since my original post but think it's consistent from my follow up post. that's a week past friday since I discovered. Alghough it's gone down there is still a lump more long & slim feeling originally it felt more of a round ball but as it's still there I am going to contact my GP tomorrow. I really hope they are doing actual face to face appointments so they can properly examine it. Do you know if it would be a gp or a nurse that would do it? (not that it really matters). I feel so awkward. 

HI Panic,

You are just as well to get it checked out if you can still feel a lump there. Most GPs are only doing telephone consultations initially, but they can see you face to face if they believe that they need to.

It is usually a GP who examines you in these circumstances. If you are worried about seeing a male doctor, you can always ask to see a female one. All GPs will be used to seeing breasts, so there is nothing to feel embarrassed about.

Please let us know how you get on.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

just to update I had a t/c consulation with my GP who says it's most likely a bartholins cyst. i'd mentioned i had read about them prior to her bringing it up so not sure if she was just going with that as she doesn't actually want to examine it in surgery. 

Would feel more reassured after a physical examination but due to covid she said they have to weigh up the risks of coming into the surgery .... 

she said if it's not gone in a few months then contact the GP again. A few months seems quite a long time .... it could have developed (spread) by then if it is something serious .... thoughts?

HI Panic,

I am sorry that your GP only carried out a telephone consultation and, can understand why you are still not completely reassured. You don't have to wait for a few months. If the problem persists, you can always contact your GP after a few weeks and, spell out to her exactly how worried you are about leaving this for as long as she recommended. You can also highlight your fear about spread.

It is so difficult for us all in these unprecedented times. Do you have another doctor in your practice who you could discuss this with?

I hope that you manage to get a physical examination, as I'm sure that you will feel happier about the situation then. Whatever happens, I hope that it does turn out to be a cyst and that nothing untoward is found.

Please keep us updated.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx