Hi,

In February I found a lump in my left breast. I went to my GP who found another lump and was referred to the Breast Clinic on the 2 week pathway.

I had an appointment later that week. The consultant found another lump in my right breast and said he thought they were cysts. Unfortunately, the mammogram wasn’t working so I was unable to have further tests until 10 days later. 

As soon as the radiologist did the mammogram on my left breast I knew something was wrong. She told me that she had seen something that they would want to look at on the ultrasound. I had my ultrasound with core and fine needle biopsies. They told me that they drained a cyst too. 

When I got home I received a phone call to say that they hadn’t got the area that they needed and booked me in for a stereotactic mammogram 3 weeks later. They told me that they found 15mm of  micro calcifications.

I went for my Stereotactic Mammogram and after an hour of being twisted and turned they explained to me that they could not go ahead with the biopsy but would send me for an MRI. I was too traumatised to ask any questions, I just wanted to get out of there.

I found out that the original lump was a cyst with a bigger cyst next to it that was drained and was bloody with inflammation. There was also a complex fibroadenoma next to it, luckily both benign.

I had my MRI and heard nothing for weeks then received a letter for another Stereotactic mammogram. Unfortunately, again they were unable to biopsy. I’ve been told that they have rated the calcifications as M3 and the suggestion is to monitor at 6 months then a year. They are discussing my case at multi disciplinary this week.

 I know that it may not be cancer and if it is it’s very early but I am so anxious that they haven’t been able to biopsy and now I just have to wait to see if  it is cancer and it grows. It’s been 3 months of awful waiting and not knowing and I feel like I am in exactly the same position as I was 3 months ago. I just don’t know what to do.