Hi everyone, sorry if this isn’t allowed but I’m at a loss of where else I can post safely.

In a nutshell I am 26 years old and I’ve found a lump in my left breast. I’ve been to the doctors and they’ve referred me to the breast clinic for the 4th.

My symptoms are:

Non moving lump in outer upper quadrant

Breast pain / tenderness where lump is

Just bigger than a pea sized fixed to breast wall 

Tugging sensation in breast

When the doctor felt it, she confirmed she could feel something and called a second opinion. This doctor asked the same questions and then confirmed she felt it and her first reaction was “well you’re young” and that she’d refer me, rather than I think it’s a cyst or the fibro thing. I questioned the original doctor after if she thinks it’s a cyst and she said unlikely given it’s position and how it felt and how it doesn’t move as they’d expect a cyst to. I know this isn’t definitive, but if not a cyst, then what is it?

When she said I’m young, she said it in a lovely way, but it’s stuck in my head! Felt almost as if she was trying to rule out the ”big C” in her head. I can’t lie, I know they are supposed to hide it, but they did have a small look of concern. They didn’t just refer me ”just in case” it was straight away they said they’d refer me.

I know I shouldn’t turn to Google, but obviously I did, and worse case scenario doesn’t present with pain, but the position and shape does and it’s just made me more worried. 

Also something strange I’ve noticed, my 2 nearly 3 year old still breastfeeds occasionally and she prefers the right side and occasionally ignores the left completely, is this another sign or just coincidence?

I suppose this post is mainly to get some feelings out, my partner knows and a close friend, but anyones first reaction is “well, you’re young” and honestly I’m sick of hearing that, it’s not reassuring in the slightest. 

I guess my main question is, has anyone been in this position? If so how did your lump feel? Where was it based? Was it painful? Do you have any advice? 

I am trying not to panic , but the 4th feels so far away and the internet literally just gives me “I felt a lump” no further real life stories and it doesn’t help ease my worries.

Thanks in advance xx