I found a lump in my right breast last week. Ive been fast tracked for tests next week.
My worry is that I've had shoulder/back pain for months. I'm so so scared that it's a symptom that the cancer has spread. I can't sleep. I'm so scared.
Ok so on Christmas night I found a lump in my left breast, immediately alarmed but couldn't do anything about it as what with Christmas/New year and my job I couldn't get to see my Gp. I rang at lunchtime today and managed to get an emergency appointment for this afternoon, at my consultation my Gp confimed she could feel the lump in my left breast but said that boob is quite lumpy anyway so it could turn out to be nothing, upon checking my right breast she found a lump that I didn't even know was there!!! She referred me to the breast clinic on a 2 week wait thing but between leaving the doctors and arriving home I've received an appointment at the breast clinic for this Thursday morning, not even a 48 hour wait. I'm now panicking big time!! Don't really have anyone I can talk to about this, my Gp gave nothing away in her demeanour, was just very matter of fact throughout. Husband doesn't seem interested and is much the same as my Gp. I've also had a lot of neck and across the top of my shoulders pain lately and my left boob alternates between feeling very painful to feeling very numb???!!! Sorry to waffle on....Good luck to all of you, please keep us posted and I will do the same xx
I had similar, they told me 2-3 weeks waiting when I got home I had letter for this Friday so only a week waiting.
My husband said it's good they can see me earlier but suspicially too quick I said. That's worried me even more...
My doctor said breast feels lumpy and I have dimple (large breasts so who knows) but I can feel a pea size lump and the dimple was not there few weeks ago. I have massive pain as well and touching it made it worse.
I don't know what to think. She referred me as the ovarian cancer is in my family 'very popular' so she said we need to check this.
I know how you feel. It's totally awful and you Google stuffs and feel alone.
I will keep cross fingers for you for Thursday. Keep us in loop.
Thank you so much lovely. I'm struggling to sleep or focus on anything other than this, I really wish I could block it all out but am trying my best to hold it together for my 2 20+ year old girls. Just have this utter dread in the pit of my stomach but telling myself, I'm still relatively young (49), I'm healthy and if it is bad news there are treatments out there. Thank you for your kind words, i will keep you posted xx
I know, I feel the same. As soon as I finish work I have anxiety attacks, can't eat all day, I tell this to myself too, I am only 31 but know people younger than me who had (have) cancer. I wish I was able to think positive like you but I can't.
Take care lovely and message us on Thursday, I will keep crossed fingers for you. xxxx
Thanks for the support, appreciated very much. I have no one to talk to and husband is not too interested, although he cares.I am 48, I have had a non painful breast lump in 2011 which showed up as a cyst. In 2020 I had severe pain in both breasts, left being worse and very lumpy, mammogram showed dense breast tissue. Now here again but with lump that I can feel, although left breast is very lumpy so makes it difficult to find actual lumps very easily. Slept 1 hr last night due to pain in breasts, worried sick. Doesn't help as my 9 year old is wanting to play fight either : ) . He"s been told to STAY AWAY FROM THE BREASTS. although obviously he doesn't know what's going on.
The duration of the appointment means nothing outside of the 2 week pathway. My wife waited just over 2 weeks, and her's was highly suspect. It was confirmed to be suspect at the appointment.
Hospitals differ, and appointments are like gold dust, so if there's a cancellation, or they are absolutely stowed out with appointments next week and the week after, they will fit you in during the less busy time or to cover a cancellation.
So that doesn't get lost amongst that, there's 101 reason why some get quick appointments, and some wait the full whack regardless of how suspect things are. Waiting 2 weeks as opposed to 48 doesn't change much in the grand scheme of things.
Got in and had excruciatingly painful mammograms ( due to current pain in both breasts) , then after a while, radiologist had asked for me to have another x- ray on left breast on the exact spot ( I was very worried as no one else had had to go back in), so additional x- ray completed as advised breast so dense they want to make sure I then had my breasts checked manually by breast nurse/ clinician. Then went and had ultrasound of left breast by the doctor. Outcome is that I have some cysts in this breast. The extreme pain is down to hormones / peri-menopause . I also asked about HRT , as I have just come off it on Dec 7th, after trying it for a year to help me with sleep. They are still promoting the use of it , despite having dense breasts , but I would have to give that some thought. I am very relieved and although was terrified, I will go again if I feel something is not right. I spoke to 5 women during my 4.5 hrs there today, they all had lumps with no pain and they all walked out around the time II did with something minor that wasn't cancer. Xx
Oh what a relief!!! I am so happy for you! It's really encouraging what you saying. So from 6, 3 of your walked out with sth minor? I agree, it's better go back rather than dismiss the symptoms. I hope my appointment in two days will bring good news too. xx
