I'm 30 years old. I am a wife and a mother to three year old boy.I fell in December and hurt my breast. Since then I've experienced pain. I finally went to the doctor who couldn't feel anything 'nasty' but referred me to the breast clinic as he noticed a prominent vein.
Fast forward to yesterday.
I went to my appointment alone. I was not worried. I had been told this was a routine 'just to be safe' check. After an initial examination an ultrasound of the area was ordered. On here they found something they didn't like the look of so I was sent to have a mammogram (what fun they are!). I was then sent back for another ultrasound and biopsy.
Back to the consultant. I knew as soon as I entered the room and there were more than the normal amount of people that this obviously wasn't going well.
'It looks like breast cancer'
'it's early'
'its treatable'
??? How was this happening?? I was only there for a vein. They found a hidden 3cm lump.
the way the conversation went was as if he was telling me I have it and the biopsy results are just a formality. He would rather be 'frank'.
My question: Should I let myself hope that there's a chance that this could still all be fine? Or does the nature of the consultation tell me that the results are simply a formality?
