Hi everyone, happy to have found you all. I noticed a breast lump a few weeks ago and finally plucked up the courage to see the GP on 29th March. She reassured me that she though it was nothing to worry about but made me an appointment there and then for the 5th April at the Breast Clinic.
Yesterday when getting dressed I found an indentation where the lump is (lower outside quadrant). I had my appt in the afternoon - a mammogram, an ultrasound and a biopsy. I was then examined by a DR and was given an appt there and then for the results with the surgery support team for 20th April.
The radiographer also did an ultrasound of my armpit and the DR confirmed there is no lump there. She described my breast lump as a 2cm thickening.
Reading between the lines, I am thinking the appt on the 20th will confirm a stage 1 cancer and I'll be booked in for surgery. Weirdly I felt a lot more confident and positive once I had LEFT the clinic because I felt they were treating me like someone who had just received very bad news even though they hadn't given me any diagnosis whatsoever or even hinted at anything, they just kept asking if I would like to speak to a specialist nurse. Is this weird? or am I overthinking it?
Strangely I'm not really worried, I know a stage 1 is completely treatable and it must be a stage 1 at worst because of no lymph node lump. Unless the breast lump is a secondary from somewhere else in the body.
Anyway, hope this is not too much information for a first post :)
Toottoot x
