Breast lump- petrified

Hi everyone,

 

I found a lump in my right breast last night. I've prodded it so much that I'm not sure if it moves/fixed, soft/ hard, regaular/soft anymore. I think it's quite fixed and irregular, but it's in the lower right of the boob so I can't be sure. I check my breasts quite regularly so I think this is a pretty new lump, but it's quite big and I don't know how I missed it!

I have booked a doctors appointment on Tuesday but it's over the phone. I'm going to call tomorrow to try and get a face to face appointment instead.

I'm just so petrified. I'm 36, have 3 children (6, 3, 1), due to move house in to my dream home before Christmas. Every time I look at them I'm so close to tears. I just feel sick. 

I just need to get all this down. Everyone around me is saying it will be OK, but my mind won't stop going to the worst case scenario.

 

Anyway, not how I expected to spend my Sunday. Hello to everyone out there and tha k you for reading x

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  • Hi. I don't have much advice really apart from I'm in a similar situation. Im 31 with 3 young children and I found a lump in bottom part of right breast last sat night. I had gp appointment Monday morning. Referred to breast clinic unde 2ww and had appointment given via phone by 12pm that day which is tomorrow morning 10am. I am terrified. GP said it didn't feel suspicious but I find that hard to comprehend given a lump is in the breast that I wasn't aware of before. I'm terrified for the thought of having young children and I have convinced myself that it is cancer and I keep worrying that it could have spread as I have never done breast checks before. 
     

    I keep trying to seek reassurance that most lumps are cleared as benign but it's difficult, so all I can send you is Virtual hugs and what everyone else is saying that statistics are on our side. You are definitely not alone, get checked by doctor and go with the flow. 
     

    I don't know if it's just because I've been using this forum but it seems to appear like more cases end up malignant than benign on here so I'm not sure how helpful I'm finding being online at the minute. Hang in there xxx

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  • Hi. I don't have much advice really apart from I'm in a similar situation. Im 31 with 3 young children and I found a lump in bottom part of right breast last sat night. I had gp appointment Monday morning. Referred to breast clinic unde 2ww and had appointment given via phone by 12pm that day which is tomorrow morning 10am. I am terrified. GP said it didn't feel suspicious but I find that hard to comprehend given a lump is in the breast that I wasn't aware of before. I'm terrified for the thought of having young children and I have convinced myself that it is cancer and I keep worrying that it could have spread as I have never done breast checks before. 
     

    I keep trying to seek reassurance that most lumps are cleared as benign but it's difficult, so all I can send you is Virtual hugs and what everyone else is saying that statistics are on our side. You are definitely not alone, get checked by doctor and go with the flow. 
     

    I don't know if it's just because I've been using this forum but it seems to appear like more cases end up malignant than benign on here so I'm not sure how helpful I'm finding being online at the minute. Hang in there xxx

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  • Hi, 

    Thank you for coming back to me. I'm so sorry you are in the same boat too. I keep rationalising things in my head like statistics and even if it is breast cancer, there's a lot of treatment. My mind is going worst case scenario though. I'm just petrified.

     

    I hope tomorrow goes well for you. Try to get some rest tonight. Big hugs, let me know how you get on. Xx