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Hi everyone, not sure what im trying to gain from posting as honestly i scare myself silly. I was sent to the BC last year for a lump on the top of my breast, i was so ill with worry and it turned out to be dense breast tissue thank god. 

A little over a year later ive found another lump in the same breast, underneath this time, much smaller, i was gearing  up for my period so decided to leave it until the period was coming to an end but it was still there and i had become obsessed with checking it. I can only feel it laying flat so i dont know how long its been there.

I went to the drs and was told its moveable which is good and she thinks it feels like a fibroadenoma.. but i also have a lump in my armpit on the same side which could be an enlarged lymph node (which ive now also become obsessed with prodding and quite frankly feels huge). This has sent me into full meltdown. I have an appointment for next week (8 days after referal) and i cant stop crying with worry i have breast cancer thats spread, or lymphoma. I read some threads on here about fibros and seen a lot of women who were told that the drs were pretty certain thats what it was but the biopsies came back as cancer. I cant think straight with worry. I am 31 with a 3yr old and i just keep thinking i am going to die and she wont remember me.

Sorry if this triggers anybody, i just really need to brain dump to someone , anyone, thats not family or friends who are telling me not to worry when its all i can do at the moment

T️hanks if you got this far x

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    Hi brain dump away it really helped me, i had breast pain my doctor told me was hormonal, I’m 44 I know how my boobs feel when it’s hormones. I managed to get referred and mammogram picked up microcalcifications so I was called for further imaging and a stereotactic biopsy, I was sane went into overdrive thinking the worst, google didn’t help but I was reminded

    the bad news is reported more than good.. higher hits on line

    until we know what’s what it’s only fiction not facts 

    we’ve done the right thing getting checked asap

    I’m her reporting a good outcome I had results today and it’s benign calcifications … 

    the waiting for the appointments is the worst once I’d had biopsy I was much calmer because I’d taken steps

    stay strong try not to overthink, of course u will worry but until you know what ur dealing with there’s no point there’s sooo many things it could be xx

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    Hi Rsmum,

    It sounds as if your GP suspects that this isa fibroadenoma, which is good news.. The fact that you keep prodding your underarm, could well cause it to become enlarged. Try to leave this alone until your appointment next week, as this will give your care team the chance to test it properly. Most of us go into meltdown at this stare - it's hard not to, when you're surrounded with so many unknowns. Irrespective of the outcome, you'll feel better once you know what you're dealing with. 

    As Swardy says, bad results get reported more, because they are considered newsworthy, whereas good news isn't. It is a fact that only 20% of women who attend the breast clinic, will get a cancer diagnosis and the younger you are, the less likelihood there is of this happening. We all get very emotional at this stage and it is not at all unusual to cry a lot. Don't worry about shedding those tears, as this isa great stress reliever.

    I am glad to hear that you don't have too long to wait for your appointment and I sincerely hope that nothing untoward is found.

    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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