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Found a lump in breast

Thisisme273
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Hello,

I have saw a gp and she thinks my lump of nodular but I understand I can't take her word as gospel. I now am waiting for my letter from the clinic. I am 34 years old 2 kids and my youngest is nearly 10 months. I feel like since I found my lump it has gotten smaller. 

The clinic did phone me with a cancellation app yesterday but I didn't think and said I had no one for my daughter as I didn't expect the call so now I am torturing  myself waiting.

All I have done is cry, as I look at my kids and I don't want this, I don't want it to be Cancer. 

My mum passed away last year of breast cancer and she told no one at all. She was 61 years old. So this really scares me. I just want it all to be over now. I can't eat or sleep and have no energy for anything as I just feel so scared and worried. 

 

I am just looking for someone to talk to or reassurance please 

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    Hi this is me 

     

    it's good you are getting checked try not to worry GP can give the opinion but it's the breast clinic who will give the proper advice and tests , don't leave it deffo get checked lots of lumps are not cancer .

     

    good luck best wishes Lara x 

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    Thank you for your reply. 

    I am just finding it all very stressful now and want it over with to know either way. I am just hoping for the best xx

  • Offline in reply to Thisisme273

    It's like I want to no don't want to no situation I understand , get the check get the worry done you can relax for Xmas nicely then don't worry to much now xx 

  • Offline in reply to laraj

    This is exactly it. I do want to know but don't. Just trying to remain positive with it all. Like I know I can't trust the Dr as she can only feel but really hoping she is right xx

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    Hi Thisisme,

    A very warm welcome to our form.

     I am sorry to hear that you find yourself in this unenviable situation too. I was in a similar position 13 years ago. I too have two children and had just lost my Mum to breast cancer. I had two bouts within a year in the same breast. The first time I had a lumpectomy and the second I had a double mastectomy. I still lead a busy and fulfilling life.

    Not all lumps are cancerous and the fact that you've had a baby not that long ago may have something to do with this lump. It is only natural to feel scared and worried, but no amount of worry will change the outcome. You usually get your letter from the clinic within 2 weeks from the date of referral. It is a known fact that only 1 person in every 8 who attend the breast clinic will get a cancer diagnosis and, the younger you are, the less likely this is to happen.

    I sincerely hope that all turns out well for you. 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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    Thank you so much for replying to me. 

    Your post has Really helped me thank you. I will keep in touch and tell you how I get on. It's just a Really scary thought so it is. Xx

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    The time spent waiting to find out is one of the most worrying times of our cancer journey. It is also when our imaginations tend to go into overdrive, especially when there is a family history. Try to keep telling yourself that it isn't cancer until you're told that it's cancer.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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    I have found myself today really upset. I can't stop crying when I look at my 2 kids. I thought I would have gotten a letter today but nothing. I am honestly so scared. I do feel the lump is smaller but that can go for nothing. I just hope the gp is right and they are nodular etc. I have never been so scared in my life and really struggling today it's horrible the anxiety it's causing me xx

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    Hi Thisisme,

    We all tend to get tearful and anxious at this stage and often find it hard to sleep. Look at the worst case scenario. Even if it is cancer, it is treatable. I was the same 13 years ago - a total bag of nerves. Since then I'm happy to say that, despite having 2 bouts of breast cancer, I've seen my two children leave school, go to university, graduate, find gainful emloyment, meet their partners, marry and provide us with 2 fantastic granddaughters.

    However, I'm still hoping that yours may be hormonal, a fibroadenoma or something simpler. i'm always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • Offline in reply to Jolamine

    Honestly thank you so much for your kind thoughts. Your reply are really helping me. And thank you for being so supportive towards me xx

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