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Hi everybody.

I'm just wanting to share what's going on as I am extremely worried. On Saturday night I was having a shower and somehow felt a lump in my right breast. It feels round or oval, like a smooth ball and it rolls around under my fingers when I feel it. It doesn't hurt although both of my breasts are pretty tender at the moment due to me being due on my period so just regular tenderness. I don't have any others. I went to GP Monday morning and I was extremely upset in the consultation. The GP was very kind and said it is mobile and this is reassuring, and to her it feels like a fibroadenoma, however it is protocol to refer under 2ww to make sure. The hospital rang me 3 hours after referral and my appointment at the breast clinic is on Monday at 10am. I am so so anxious, I've completely lost my appetite since I found the lump and I feel like I have back and neck muscular pain which I assume is stress but then I am  Questioning whether this is to do with a cancer that has spread. I have 3 young children, I am 31 and I am struggling on how to cope. I have just qualified as a nurse this week and I feel that I am so anxious that I am unable to work. I'm concerned at how quickly my appointment came through, is this due to them suspecting something bad? 

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    Hi Missjades,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I am so sorry to hear that you find yourself in this unenviable situation too. Your GP is quite right in saying that the fact that your lump is mobile is reassuring. The fixed ones tend to be more worrying. However, you are as well to get this checked out, now that you have found it. Please don't panic at getting an appointment so soon. This doesn't normally signify anything untoward. The clinics receive many cancellations, as their patients often have to change appointments.

    As Nunwardle said, this is always a very worrying time and you can consider yourself lucky that you don't have too long to wait. Please be aware that you may not get a diagnosis straight away. If there is any doubt your consultant is likely to carry out some simple tests and you may have to wait a couple of weeks to get the results of these before you are certain. Here's hoping that it is just a fibroadenoma.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    JOlamine xx

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    Hi Missjades,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I am so sorry to hear that you find yourself in this unenviable situation too. Your GP is quite right in saying that the fact that your lump is mobile is reassuring. The fixed ones tend to be more worrying. However, you are as well to get this checked out, now that you have found it. Please don't panic at getting an appointment so soon. This doesn't normally signify anything untoward. The clinics receive many cancellations, as their patients often have to change appointments.

    As Nunwardle said, this is always a very worrying time and you can consider yourself lucky that you don't have too long to wait. Please be aware that you may not get a diagnosis straight away. If there is any doubt your consultant is likely to carry out some simple tests and you may have to wait a couple of weeks to get the results of these before you are certain. Here's hoping that it is just a fibroadenoma.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    JOlamine xx

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