Hi, 

Im new to here. My GP suggested me to use this site to get support. 
I'm 29 and mum to 3 little ones. There is considerable family history of breast cancer in my family so I've doing monthly checks pretty much since I was 15 (it so happened that due to external factors I hadn't checked since Sept 2020). Fast forward a few months and on 28th Dec, whilst checking, I found a hard lump. I waited 3 weeks to ensure it wasn't hormonal and that I wasn't coming down with anything. After all of this I booked in with my GP for a breast Exam ( Mon 25th Jan 2021)

GP knows me and knows I like things said straight- so she let me know everything as she found it: 
I have a strange shaped lump in my left breast - upper outer area (GP said it didn't feel smooth). This is the one I knew about.
During the Breast exam she also noted an underarm lump- reporting it as an Axilla thickening on my urgent referral. I'm not going to lie, that made me give her a double take id noticed it back in August and September but hadn't thought to compare it to the other side to check how much thicker it was. It had gotten worse since Sept- and did worry me. GP couldn't stop saying how glad she was that I wasn't ignoring it. 
 

I have received my appointment with the breast clinic for next Monday (1st Feb). And it's now a waiting game! 
 

I am aware that there is a higher possibility of it being something and nothing, but I've watched many (8) of my direct family members have Breast Cancer (age range 24-32 yrs old at diagnosis) and am therefore aware that there could be a chance of unwelcome news. 
 

I am also a worrier- not so much at the results, but more so that everything will somehow magically disappear before next Monday, and they will think I was being daft! Sounds silly, but I am not a fan of hospitals and drs (history of many procedures, ops and general pain!), so I try to avoid as much as possible. 
 

Can anyone give me some advice as to what to expect at the breast clinic, or anything really