Lump in breast

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,

    I'm sorry you have found something are feeling so anxious. Hope I can lessen it somewhat for you.  I too found a lump like you describe a few years back. Initially, they wouldn't refer me because of my age. I was 27 at the time but as it was still there 2 weeks later so they sent a referral. Waited a further 2 weeks to see breast clinic and when I got there they said it had gone.  Like others have said as it's not fixed it's very reassuring. Also there are many reasons for lumps; cysts, blocked ducts and fibroadenoma (like your doc said) so please try not to worry.

    I am the same age as you now and had a lumpectomy today. Lump this time was a very different feeling - hard and couldn't be moved. My daughter is will be turning 1 on Saturday so know how you feel and here to offer support.

    Big hugs xx 

     

  • [@Nunwardle]‍  [@simone91x]‍ [@Jolamine]‍ 

    i had my appointment today. The consultant said it is a fibroadenoma, they used ultrasound and took a biopsy (I questioned why and they said it is protocol when you are older than 25) and said they would call me in  5-6 working days with results.it was 1cm x 2cm. They said they are not concerned at all, and they see this all the time, so I really hope this is correct I feel like I've viewed so many posts on here where news comes back bad despite doctors thinking it's benign. I hope you are all okay. I'll keep updated xx

  • That sounds really positive you must be relieved. My situation is the same as yours, I get my biopsy results on Wednesday so fingers crossed no surprises x

  • I want to feel relieved but feel put off by the scary stories on here even when they took the sample and it was on the needle, I said "does that look characteristic of a fibroadenoma?" And the radiologist said yes. But now my anxiety is making me question everything. The consultant was the most reassuring, which I want to believe but I'm just so frightened, mainly with me having young children and working as a nurse so I feel like I see only the bad cases. Fingers crossed for us both xx

  • Hey, I had my results this morning and it confirmed a fibroadenoma. Let me know how you get on x

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