I had an unexpected referral to the breast clinic following a first mammogram this week. They have found a mass within my breast and ran a load more tests including a stereotactic core biopsy. It all happened very quickly and I saw multiple different people during the afternoon so I was left feeling a bit shell shocked. I am not coping very well with the wait (another 8 days to go) for results and I feel like my life is on hold - either it’s just an unpleasant blip, the mass is benign and I carry on regardless or I’ll be straight into being a cancer patient with all that entails and my life plans are shattered. I am a chronic insomniac anyway but I have not slept since I got the referral letter and have had to go to the GP for sedative medication before I become a complete basket case. I don’t know how I can proceed normally when it’s all hanging in the balance.