Hi there,

Sorry you've found the need to join us but it's a good crowd on here at least :-)

I had an almost imperceptible flattening at the bottom of my left breast, then found a tiny lump (around 1-2mm) and went to my GP the next day.

She couldn't feel any lump but I was not leaving without a referral for early screening as I knew something wasn't right (and I have firbroadenoma so I'm used to finding lumps and waiting for them to disappear of their own accord).

So I suspect, but it is just a guess based on what happened for me) your next step will be a referral to a breast clinic where they will do a manual exam and likely an ultrasound.  Depending on what they see/feel there they may be able to diagnose at that time or may need a mammogram to get a clearer picture.  Sadly mine was already stage 3 breast cancer so I'm very glad I pushed for early screening (having asked a number of times over the last 5 years due to family history!)  But as you know there are lots of things that can cause us to have lumps so I will hold out hope that yours is good news.

The wait is the thing that gets us all sadly.

Best of luck with it all and let us know how you're getting on, even if you just need to vent or rant during the hideous waiting phase!

LJx

Hi there,

Sorry you've found the need to join us but it's a good crowd on here at least :-)

I had an almost imperceptible flattening at the bottom of my left breast, then found a tiny lump (around 1-2mm) and went to my GP the next day.

She couldn't feel any lump but I was not leaving without a referral for early screening as I knew something wasn't right (and I have firbroadenoma so I'm used to finding lumps and waiting for them to disappear of their own accord).

So I suspect, but it is just a guess based on what happened for me) your next step will be a referral to a breast clinic where they will do a manual exam and likely an ultrasound.  Depending on what they see/feel there they may be able to diagnose at that time or may need a mammogram to get a clearer picture.  Sadly mine was already stage 3 breast cancer so I'm very glad I pushed for early screening (having asked a number of times over the last 5 years due to family history!)  But as you know there are lots of things that can cause us to have lumps so I will hold out hope that yours is good news.

The wait is the thing that gets us all sadly.

Best of luck with it all and let us know how you're getting on, even if you just need to vent or rant during the hideous waiting phase!

LJx