Hi Naew,

Welcome to our forum, although I'm sorry to hear of the symptoms that have brought you here. I am glad to hear that you have got an appointment with the breast clinic next week. Many ladies have naturally lumpy breasts. Breast cancer is not normally accompanied by pain, with the exception of the tenderness caused by us continually feeling our breasts for any changes.

I am not a doctor, just another breast cancer pioneer.

I would expect that even if your lumps are softer and smaller, you should still be able to see this on mammogram or ultrasound and, you will usually have a biopsy too. This identifies whether the lump is cancerous or benign. You will not always get your results at your first appointment. There is normally a wait of 1-2 weeks to get your results.

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

Hoping for good news.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you for reply jolamine

i am scared my friend who was 32 had both breast removed during her gruelling treatment and it makes me think we are all at risk. 
I'm hoping they tell me it's a cyst, if the suspected lump (cyst) has gone will they be evidence that it was there and not wasted the clinics time.
I have an autoimmune disease with ailments and prior to my diagnoses I was sent for tests year after year due to symptoms and left deflated when nothing found as I knew something was wrong. Then eventually I was found to have the autoimmune with now significant health needs due to delay.

Hi Naew,

I can undrstand your worries given your previous experience, but the tests for cancer corrobrate with one another, leaving false results very rare. I am not a doctor, but suspect that, If the suspected lump has gone, there will still be changes to be seen on scans. I sincerely hope that there is a simple explanation for your lumps.

I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer. First time around I had a lumpectomy, then a year later I had a double mastectomy for the second bout.That was 11 years ago and, I'm pleased to say that I am still here and, with a good quality of life. A positive diagnosis may seem like the end of the world, but we can get through this if we have to.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx