Hi all, just a bit of an update. I've had a call from my local hospital to go in for my ultrasound on Tuesday 12th at 9.30am. They had in their notes to try and squeeze it in before my wedding, so that's good. Hoping all goes well. I've been managing to keep busy through work and the antidepressants have helped a lot over the past few weeks 

HI Annaroseina,

Many thanks for this update. I'm glad to see that they have managed to squeeze you in before your wedding and I hope that it all goes well.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi everyone,

I'm super anxious that I can't concentrate on anything and find myself scrolling through the internet,digging myself in a bigger dark hole. 

I found a small, pea size, lump on my left breast. It's hard and it doesn't move. I saw the doctor on Tuesday and found it as easy as I did. He told me to try and not worry, that it could be other things and referred me to the breast clinic. It's only been three days and I'm driving myself mad. 

I don't have any other symptoms, my lymph nodes are normal. I find myself feeling the lump over and over to make sure it's still there and it isn't my imagination. Part of me even thinks that the doctor looked concern, but then again, it could be my imagination. 

I don't want to tell people, cause I don't want to worry them, but not being able to speak about it is killing me. 

Any advice? 

Hi Snoopydoo,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

I am sorry to hear of your find, but please try not to panic. Of all the people referred to the breast clinic, only 2 people out of every 10 are diagnosed with breast cancer. Not all breast lumps are cancerous. Many turn out to be benign cysts or fibrous changes. You will find this wait one of the longest and hardest that you've ever experienced - we all do. The unknown is a horrible lace to be and irrespective of the outcome, you will feel better once you know the cause. 

Try to avoid looking things up on the internet, until you know exactly what you're dealing with. Most of the cases here are the more spectacular ones and we can end up scaring ourselves even more. Also try not to keep feeling the lump, as this will eventually make it sore. It is particularly hard on you, when you haven't told anyone. Now that you've found us, I'm sure that you'll find our forum helpful. There is always someone here for you to talk to and we all know exactly how you feel, because we've experienced the wait ourselves.

I myself, have had 2 bouts of breast cancer. The first was14 years ago and the second  was the following year. Despite this, I still lead a busy and fulfilling life. I sincerely hope that your appointment comes through soon and that nothing untoward is found.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. Don't forget that we're always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hello Snoopydoo 

How are you?? Have you had your appointment yet? Finding these lumps is so scary but from talking on this forum and ladies that have found lumps, so many have turned out to be nothing. 
including mine. I know this won’t stop you worrying. Iif you read 99.9% turn out to be beneign, you will always think you are going to be the 0.1%. I just hope the experience of others including myself will offer you a tiny bit of reassurance. 
Let us know how you get on

xxx

Hello Snoopydoo 

How are you?? Have you had your appointment yet? Finding these lumps is so scary but from talking on this forum and ladies that have found lumps, so many have turned out to be nothing. 
including mine. I know this won’t stop you worrying. Iif you read 99.9% turn out to be beneign, you will always think you are going to be the 0.1%. I just hope the experience of others including myself will offer you a tiny bit of reassurance. 
Let us know how you get on

xxx

Hi Chelbel,

Yes, I have my appointment on the 3rd of October, which is annoying because I still have almost two weeks to wait. 

I found now, a stain on the same breast. It looks like a bruise that fading but it doesn't seem to go away and it doesn't hurt when touched.