Sunday ... discovered a lump
Monday 8am ring GP and told a triage nurse would ring me back. She had rang me back by 8.50 and I had an appointment with a GP for 10.35.
The lady GP explained that she would refer me to the breast clinic and that they have to have given me an appointment within the next two weeks. The hospital rang me later that afternoon to give me an appointment for the very next day Tuesday at 2.40.
Tuesday I attended my appointment and after the initial examination by a consultant. He pulled no punches and told me that he didn't like what he was feeling ! There were no reassuring, 'I don't think there's anything to worry about' or could be a cyst etc. It was explained to me that this was a 'one stop clinic and that anything that was deemed necessary to do, would all be done today starting with a mammogram (my last mammogram was a routine one two years ago and was clear)
by 5pm after having a mammogram, a scan, a biopsy, a marker clip attached internally to the 'tumour' and a further mammogram to confirm the clip was in place and visible. I had a further consultation with the consultant.
it would take a week now for the biopsy results to confirm what he believes in his initial examination and what he has seen on the scan that we are dealing with a tumour. He will make me an appointment to discuss the results and treatments as soon as he gets the results !
I asked him outright, should I be preparing myself for the worse and he said .... yes, I think so.
So, wow .... all credit to NHS and I reckon that you are now going to be hearing a lot more from me on this forum. It's not so much .... fingers crossed it's more like .... time to put your 'big girl' pants on
