Huge breast lump - trying to not catastrophise

Hi everyone,

I found a huge, solid lump, maybe slightly bigger than a grape, inside my underboob while putting on my bra yesterday morning. It's so obvious that I have no idea how I had missed it before. My husband also swears it's new. I do examine my breasts semi regularly and I definitely did not feel it last month. It really seems to have appeared out of nowhere. I rang my GP straightaway, who referred me to breast clinic. That appointment is in 2 weeks' time. 

I am trying my best not to Google, but of course my thoughts go straight to the Scary C word. Sadly I'm not new to this C word, having had Stage Ia melanoma a few years ago. 

I don't know why I'm posting. I guess I'm hoping it will help me calm down a little. I haven't told friends or family because I don't want to deal with their worries on top of my own. 

If anyone is going through the same thing, let's chat and keep each other sane while waiting for appointments/diagnosis. Thank you.

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  • Hi, I'm going through the same right now, I have my appointment at the breast clinic tomorrow morning. I feel sick with worry.

    Do you have a date for your appointment yet?

    Sophie xx 

  • How did your appointment go? 

  • Hi, so she found the lump straight away and sent me for an ultrasound. They couldn't find the lump on the ultrasound even though they could find it. 

    I have to go back in 6 weeks and if it's still there they will do a biopsy.

    I was hoping this was going to be over with today but now I feel like I'm no further forward and have 6 more weeks of worrying.

     

  • Sorry to hear that you didn't get the resolution you wanted today, that must be so frustrating.
    Did they give you any further information when they felt the lump? 
    Sending best wishes xx

  • She said she wasn't too worried about it and mentioned it could be a cyst or fatty tissue or just a benign lump but if it's still there in 6 weeks she will biopsy to make sure. Part of me is trying not to worry too much as surely if she was concerned she wouldn't make me wait another 6 weeks? But then I know I'm going to sit and worry and over think everything for the next 6 weeks xx

  • I really feel for you. The uncertainty is enough to drive you crazy. I'm normally quite calm about things like this but I'm really frustrated at the moment that I don't know when my appointment will be, so I can understand how fed up you must feel having to wait for 6 weeks. 
    Have you got supportive friends and family around you? 

  • I've only told my partner and my mam, they're being really supportive.

    When did you get referred? I was told to ring them up if I hadn't been given an appointment within a week 

  • Sophie 

    sorry to jump on thread but I think if you ring the clinic and tell them that your anxiety will get the better of you waiting 6 weeks they could possibly do something for you 6 weeks is a long time in limbo 

    Good luck lovely 

    love Lara ️

  • Glad you've got some support around you lovely. It's times like this that it's really needed. 
     

    Saw my GP on 30th March and she referred me on the 2 week wait. Got a letter a couple of days afterwards from the health trust for my area to say that the local hospital would be in touch but to call if I'd not heard by 4th April. I called the number which was  the trust's central appointment centre on 5th April to chase it and the lady in the outpatient appointments department was quite snippy with me and told me to wait to hear and that they'd get in touch with me when they had an appointment. I tried to call during my lunchtime today but the wait was too long and I had to get back to work. I've got some time tomorrow afternoon so I'll try them again, but don't want to be made to feel like I'm being a nuisance :laugh:

    xx

  • Yeh definitely give them a ring tomorrow as you've waited past the 2 weeks. I know they might be behind because of Easter but they should at least be able to give you a date xx

  • Hi thanks for your reply. I got a shock when she said 6 weeks as everyone else seems to get all the tests done on the day. If my anxiety gets too much I'll definitely give them a ring, I'm trying to cling on to the fact she didn't seem to concerned about it xx

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