GP found breast lump & have a referral, needing reassurance!

Hello, 

 

I am 32 and feel very silly. I have knows somehthing was wong with my left brest for over a year, random stabbing pains, arm tingles etc, but I was too scared to get checked. I never 'felt' for a bump because I was terrified of what I would find. 

My anxiety finally led me to get a check and two doctors right away said there was a lump, immidately. 

I am so scared, I cried all the way home. I have been referred to a hospital for an ultrasound and mammogram but it might take up to 4 weeks, so I am considering going private. 

Has anyone had lumps that tuned out to be innocent? 

I am so terrified I cannot think straight.

 

Thank you in advance!

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  • Most lumps turn out to be benign than not.

    Also, don't beat yourself up over what you should or shouldn't have done. You can't change the past, so just focus on what currently is if that makes sense. We've all made questionable decisions in life, and we'll make many more. No one hopes or wants to find lumps, and it's just one of these things. Fear and anxiety can do strange things to most level-headed folk. You've seen about it now and that's all you can do.

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  • Most lumps turn out to be benign than not.

    Also, don't beat yourself up over what you should or shouldn't have done. You can't change the past, so just focus on what currently is if that makes sense. We've all made questionable decisions in life, and we'll make many more. No one hopes or wants to find lumps, and it's just one of these things. Fear and anxiety can do strange things to most level-headed folk. You've seen about it now and that's all you can do.

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