Hi Luiza, sorry to hear you found a lump and are being sent to the clinic. I'm in the same situation as you. I am 35 and have a 4 year old too. I found the lump earlier this month and I'm going to the clinic on Monday. I am dreading it and it's on my mind constantly! I can't help think of all the worst case scenarios but this forum and talking to others has calmed me down a bit. Have you found your lump did change with your cycle? Mine seems to. Unfortunately I've also found at least one other lump too so worried about that. My GP reassured me that she felt it was benign and either a cyst or fibroadenoma, but it doesn't really help my anxieties! I would try and stay away from Google, it made me worse! The only way I stay a bit calmer is keeping busy but it doesn't help much. Happy to chat anytime! Hopefully we both get a good outcome x

Hi,

Good luck for Monday hopefully you get the all clear! God i know been up and down it's horrenduos and same have been going through so many scenarios in my head. I don't think i have ever paid a lot of attention to how my breasts feel like now so a bit uncertain is some of the stuff i feel is normal and i am overthinking it. I am also 1 week prior to my period so unsure if maybe normally my breasts get a bit more lumpy around that time...the unknowing is killing me. I am the same thought i felt another little lump yesterday so completely understand how you feel. I will keep an eye and see how my breasts change through the period for future reference. Keeping my fingers crossed for you for Monday!x

My wife enquired about this on her first appointment a few months ago. For lumps to not show up on scans etc is rare. CUP cancer aside, the lumps that tend not to show up are of the benign variety or are so small no scan would pick them up and the chances are, you'd not be able to feel it either. It's why chemo is used as it's a systematic treatment aimed at sweeping up any cells that may be there that can't be seen via scans.

Density does affect clarity (hence why young females aren't routinely given mammograms), but there are other tools out there if the lump is palpable and concerning or they simply can't be sure.

Thank you and good luck for Wednesday. I really hope we get good news. I will update on here and let you know what happens. Same here, definitely up and down! Sometimes feel more positive but then very negative! I am worse the closer the appointment gets :sad: 

I do check mine in the shower but probably not as often as I should! I'm also not sure where in my cycle I normally check. Now I have been checking them constantly and think mine are quite lumpy anyway so not sure what is what anymore! I am around a week from my period too so think they can be more lumpy then as well. I just think maybe it has been there for ages and I just haven't noticed! So that worries me. Have you got any pain with yours or anything? Did your doctor give you any indication of their thinking? I hope now I will know mine better for the future. I just hope it will all be over next week and can carry on but still fear the worst x