Hi Cf5,

A very warm welcome to our forum. I am not a doctor, but have discovered from reading this forum that ladies of your age are less likely to have cancer than older ladies. Your GP has examined you and didn't feel concerned which is good news. Not all lumps are cancerous. It is common to get cysts or fibroadenoma or other far less worrying outcomes. Your GP has left it open for you to return to see her again if you remain concerned.

Try not to check your breasts all the time, as this will only make them sorer, but if you remain unconvinced that all id ok, please get a referral to put your mind at ease.

Please keep in touch and let us know what you decide to do. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine,

Thanks for your reply. I'm going to try and not touch it so often and see how I feel in a few weeks time - I need to try and trust my GP more but I wish I didn't have so much anxiety around my body, and I guess I'm a bit freaked out as I wish it wasn't there at all. I know we can't control these things though. 

I'm happy that I went to get it checked though so at least that's a positive step and I'll try to take some comfort in that. I'll let you know how things go if I go back to the doctors. 

Thank you for listening, I really appreciate it. xx

Hi Cf5,

As I said before, we are always here for you, so please keep in touch and let us know what you decide to do.

I hope that everything settles down for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine,

I didn't have a very good day yesterday and a terrible sleep last night. I phoned the doctors today and he's going to have me back in on the 19th to check my breasts during a different time in my cycle. He was really lovely about everything. There's another area I'm concerned about in my left breast so I'll speak to him about it then.

Thank you xx

Hi Cf5,

I am sorry to hear about this new area and your disturbed sleep. I am glad to hear that your GP is going to see you on 19th and hope that he can put your mind to rest.

Please let me know how you get on.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine,

I suspect this new area I've found has been there for a while - I always check in the shower, breathe in and run my hands and fingers over both breasts. Before I was digging in too hard and becoming obsessed with every feeling.

Now that I'm becoming worried and consumed again, I've noticed this lump/thickening that doesn't feel like the surrounding tissue or the same side in the other breast. I have no idea if it's a good or a bad thing that I haven't noticed before when I check in the shower. Maybe it's normal for me or it just felt like part of my rib but I worry in case I've missed something bad, and that the doctors have too. It's roughly 2cm long and 1cm wide.

I know there are more positives than negatives going for me but I just can't get my hopes up.

Thanks again for listening xx 

Hi Cf5,

Many of us tend to find additional areas to worry about after we find something out of the ordinary. Try not to overthink these, as most can be attributed to anxiety rather than anything untoward.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine,

I've now been referred to the breast clinic - GP didn't have me back in to feel the new lump but I'm glad I've been referred. This lump is completely pain less and I just have a feeling it's bad news.

When I pull my breast back a little bit I can actually see the lump through the skin as well. I just hope that if it's bad then I've caught it at an earlier stage.

Thank you for being there xx

Hi Cf5,

I am glad to hear that your GP has referred you to the breast clinic. You will usually be seen within 2 weeks from referral, although this can take slightly longer with the current pandemic. Not all lumps turn out to be cancerous, so here's hoping that this is just a cyst or something similar.

Please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

KInd regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine,

I have an appointment on the 19th - not too long to wait thankfully but every day feels like a month at the moment. Hopefully it's something benign but I'm not convinced this time. I just hope that if it's something bad then it's caught at an earlier stage. 

Thanks again for all your support xx