Hi, sorry I'm not much help but I found a lump a year ago when I was 29. The GP said she wasn't worried as I was under 30 and to go back if it grows. A year later I'm now 30 and I noticed it's grown quite a bit now. I feel like some drs don't take you seriously when you are young and you have to push harder to be taken seriously.

I'm not sure what can be done, hopefully someone on here can help you but I would ask for another opinion?

Keep us updated with how you get on

Sophie xx

Hi, I'm so sorry to hear about your cousin, is she ok now? 

I am at my breast clinic appointment tomorrow morning for this lump as I went back to a different GP a few weeks ago and she referred me straight away. She said she thinks it's just a cyst so hopefully that's all it is. What worries me though is if it is the worst case, that this lump has been there for a year.

I really wish they would take younger women seriously. They always say cancer can happen at any age, but fob you off when you go to them with concerns.

Definitely push for a biopsy to put your mind at ease or you will always have this worry in the back of your mind, like me for the past year.

Let me know how you get on xx

Yes it's been a big worry for me for a long time especially now with it causing me pain.

How did your appointment go this morning? I hope all went well for you.

Thankfully she is fine now and recovered but she went through alot! Chemo, mastectomy and a hysterectomy as the cancer she had was a rare type and causes you to be high risk for ovarian cancer also.

Hi, I'm glad she's recovered now sounds like she went through so much.

The nurse today was able to feel my lump straight away and sent me round for an ultrasound. They couldn't find the lump on the scan despite easily being able to feel it.

She wants me to go back in 6 weeks time and if it's still there she wants to do a core biopsy. She said she wasn't too worried about it but if it's still there she will biopsy to be sure.

I feel I'm no further forward and I now have an extra six weeks of worrying. Even though she wasn't too worried I still don't know what it is so nothing is ruled out xx

How strange they can feel it but cannot see it through the scan   I don't understand why they do that to people and make them wait a further 6 weeks! X

Can totally relate to you and share similar worries. 

I'm 28 and have been diagnosed with three fibroadenomas in the last five years and never had a biopsy. My last visit was last month where the consultant spent about 2 minutes with me, and actually circled the wrong part of my breast.

The ultrasound tech luckily scanned the area around it and found it, saying it's big at 3.2cm but that 'it's my lucky day' that I won't need it biopsied because I'm too young and 'it's unlikely to be anything sinister with my age'.

They didn't even bother looking at my previous fibroadenomas which annoyed me too! Those were both under 2cm when previously scanned so considerably smaller than this new one, I'm particularly worried because it's pretty large. 

I don't feel lucky at all - I want peace of mind more than anything and really regret not speaking up more at my appointment!

I'm at my final straw with my boobs growing these weird lumps and I'm now booked in for a private breast reduction in June. I can't bring myself to do proper breast exams each month because the thought of finding another lump sends me into a panic attack.

I'm terrified they'll cut into me and find I'm riddled with cancer and it'll be too late, which I know is silly but I keep seeing stories of girls younger than me with cancer who had similar stories of being fobbed off because of their age. 

However I have seen the research about not biopsying them in women under 30 and that is actually quite encouraging, but I'd still like that certainty of knowing it's nothing for sure.

I guess I'll find out for sure after my surgery...