Hi Orange_paper,

Welcome to our forum,

I am sorry to hear symptoms and the fact that the pain in your breast has got worse since you've been on antibiotics. Please don't worry about the urgency of your GP's referral for a scan. Nearly all possible breast cancers are tested as a matter of urgency, because the earlier a cancer is caught the better the outcome usually is. Have you got a date for your scan yet? It will usually come through within 2 weeks.

The one good thing about what you describe is that breast cancer is not usually accompanied by pain.  Another is that of all the people referred to the breast clinic, only 1 person in every 8 will be given a positive diagnosis. It is very difficult to deal with this all on your own. Most people wait until they're sure that it is cancer before telling family and frieds. In the meanwhile we are alays here for you.

Do please keep in touch and let us know how you get on.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you so much for your reply. No scan date as of yet, but it's early days and I still have a few days of antibiotics to go. Nothing really to do but wait and monitor for changes. Easier said than done lol 

thank you for your support x

Hi,

I know that it's hard to take your mind off the wait. Try to keep yourself as busy as you can. This doesn't all have to be work related, do things that you enjoy doing. Even doing a jigsaw, can help.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx