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Visible breast ‘lump’

Zebrafish
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Hi all, new here and driving myself a little bit crazy. 
Had found a breast lump about 4 weeks ago - GP confirmed ‘thickening and lump’ and referred as USC -  have appointment in breast clinic in a week. 
Lump is now quite prominent as has grown by about 50% in last 10 days. I’ve also noticed some dimpling but only in certain positions. 
I’ve not really spoken to anyone about it as don’t want to worry my husband and hopefully will be nothing to worry about, but am panicking. 
Thanks for being a sounding board xx

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    HI Zebrafish,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I am sorry to hear that you are in the unenviable position of waiting for your appointment. This is always a worrying time, but if it has grown this much in the last 10 days, let's hope that there's a simple explanation. Only 2 people out of every 10, who attend the breast clinic, will get a cancer diagnosis. Not all lumps are cancerous - many turn out to be benign cysts or fibrous changes. Try to keep yourself busy for the next few days.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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    HI Zebrafish,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I am sorry to hear that you are in the unenviable position of waiting for your appointment. This is always a worrying time, but if it has grown this much in the last 10 days, let's hope that there's a simple explanation. Only 2 people out of every 10, who attend the breast clinic, will get a cancer diagnosis. Not all lumps are cancerous - many turn out to be benign cysts or fibrous changes. Try to keep yourself busy for the next few days.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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