Hi Siany,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

It is always a worrying time when you are waiting for a diagnosis. Fortunately,not all swellings are cancerous. Sometimes lymph nodes swell in response to minor infections, such as a sore throat or toothache.  We all tend to think the worst at this stage, but only 1 person in every 8 who attend the breast clinic, will get a cancer diagnosis. 

The only way to be certain whether or not there is anything untoward is to have a biopsy. Even then, you will wait for another 1-2 weeks, before the results of this are back and you know for sure. Try to avoid googling. This only tends to give you the more sensational cases and will only succeed in scaring the pants off of you.

I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer. I found the initial lump and had a lumpectomy. Six months later, I found a lump in my other breast. Fortunately, biopsy found this clear. Fast forward another 6 months and I discovered another lump in the orginal breast, which was another primary cancer. 

We are all individuals and our cancers are also individual to us. Some look sinister and are not. while others don't and are. Even if it does turn out to be cancerous, diagnosis, treatment and after care have all improved immensely over the years. I lost my mum to secondary cancer and there was just no comparison between the experiences that we both had. I am now 13 years down the line and am still living a busy and fulfilled life.

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

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx