I'm going to the breast clinic next week due to a small lump which I found only as my areola looked weird to me. My local is apparently a one stop shop if it's needed. Consultation, mammogram, ultrasound, biopsy if they're needed. I'm hoping that there's nothing to worry about but also worried about wasting their time/resources as it feels rather innocuous but the GP felt it too and made the referral. I'm 42 f. So, not a similar presentation but I thought I'd say hi anyway as we'll probably see the clinics at the similar time. I only seen the GP Friday past and I got the appointment through Tuesday. It's horrible not knowing. I've had a cancer scare before and been through it with my partner who has melanoma.

Hi it’s lovely to hear from you! I’m sorry you’re finding yourself in a similar situation. 
it’s a hard place isn’t it because just like you I’m worried I’m wasting NHS time/resources but I’ve also made my husband take photos of my breasts and they look like two completely different breasts now and I’m just in absolute shock at when this happened ? 
one areola and nipple is smooth and round, the other one is like a shrivelled up prune, small and wrinkled. The size difference in them is astounding. 

I really hope you get answers quickly. I felt so much better when I got word of my appointment.

My partner is always more anxious whenever there's scans etc. to go to/results to wait for. They call it "scanxiety." He actually copes better once he has the news either way.

Yeah, likewise. Really hoping there's a non scary explanation for what you're experiencing. I think I might just be a cyst prone person. Well, that's what I'm hoping. My SIL is recovering from breast cancer. She's been tumour free for a couple of years now. It was really hard as loads of people in our family got cancer all around the same time and I had a cancer scare so we were all over the place emotionally. I wish life could just be smoother for a bit for all of us xxx