Hello, sorry you find yourself on here. At the walk in clinic did they examine you? A referral from the gp is usually a 2 week referral, would imagine it's much the same with the walk in clinic.....

I totally understand your worry, when I found my lump all I could think about was my mum had bc when she was my age...I completely know where your coming from.....sadly I had it too as it turned out! But this may not be the case for you...you have your young age on your side......

Worry changes nothing ( easy to say I know) if it is something then you will be put on the right path to get it sorted...I have nothing but praise for the NHS, and all being well if it's nothing.....well....all that worrying was a waste of time and energy...

There will be a lot of support on this forum should you need it.....you will be surprised at how strong you can be.....you got this Hun...xxx

Hello, yes the nurse felt the lump and said that I need to be referred to a breast clinic. She emailed them before I left the room and that is the last that I have heard of it so far. Sorry to hear that you and your mum both had BC, I hope you have both made a good and full recovery. Thank you so much for your lovely message! Can I ask, did you have sharp pains in your breast where the cancer was found? I am really thinking the worst. I have had this pain for roughly 8/12 months but it is getting worse, so bad infact. I never had my breast or the lumps checked, so now I’m really scared incase I have cancer because if I do then I feel like it’s a really late stage because I have left it for so long and I will not survive it if I have it  :( xxxx

 My mum made a full recovery, sadly I lost her a few years ago but it wasn't to bc. I am currently waiting to begin chemo after my lumpectomy but my outlook is very good indeed, bc these days isn't the death sentence it once was...

Now, generally speaking cancer lumps are painless....mine certainly was ( unless I prodded it enough...by eck  I made it sore then)  also worth remembering 8/9 out of 10 lumps are benign.....and you have your age on your side....so 3 positives there already! 

Try and stay off dr google...he is just a nasty old quack! Keep busy, do you work? Children? Our minds go to dark places, we have to drag them back to the light...There is every possibility you're fretting over nothing, we have had a good run of ladies coming back to tell us their lumps were benign.....and some of them were so worried they were almost planning their own funerals!! 

So come.....big girl pants on.....brush yourself off and soldier on xxx

Hi there FR,
 

Welcome to the forum, but sorry you find yourself on here due to the worry.

I guess there are a few things that might help put your mind at ease a little.  The first is that pain makes it more likely to be some other type of breast condition, usually with breast cancer people don't have pain.  Obviously some cases of breast cancer have pain but statistically pain can be considered a good sign.  Another is that a referral to the breast clinic isn't just about cancer, there are lots of non-life-threatening conditions of the breast that would still require a referral to the breast clinic.  For me, at your age, it was fibroadenoma, another time it was an infection.  At your age especially there are many conditions caused simply by the fact that your breasts are still changing so much.  And although it's easy to worry about a family history, even with a strong family history tests usually find no known genetic link.  So try not to think of what is happening to you in terms of other people's experience as it is unlikely their situation affects yours in any way.  It is also the case that treatment and tests have come on leaps and bounds and continue to do so, so even if you had your worst fears confirmed your situation would be different to that which family members have previously experienced.

Most women have lumps at some time in their life and lumps are especially common in younger women as the breasts change.  As you'll know the vast majority of lumps turn out to be nothing to worry about.  So please try to distract yourself and not let the worry get to you too much.  Your appointment will come around quickly enough and hopefully they can put your mind at ease.

Let us know how you get on?

LJx

Hello ladies, I had a referral from my GP for two weeks to the breast clinic today, because my breast was very painful behind the nipple felt like a Chinese burn, the skin has started to mottle and I have tiny red pin spots over my breast and torso. My hand has fluid in it as my knuckles are not so pronounced. But today I had good news they did a mammogram they did ultrasounds they checked all my lymph nodes on both sides even though they're swollen they said they're fine. So I joyously left the hospital with a breast check diary that they gave to me to fill in when there was pain or changes each day. I felt it gave me a new meaning in life because of the worry, but now I've got home I know it might sound silly but I wonder if they have missed diagnosed as in the breast diary it mentions my mastitis I am 57 years old I've been on HRT till today now no more my Nana has breast cancer my aunt has breast cancer my mum had cancer. Would you suggest maybe I speak to my GP again? I have taken photographs because these changes have happened in the space of four weeks the first two weeks when the pain came on so bad, the second two weeks the texture of the skin and the red dotsI wish you all well if anybody's got any ideas please let me know MGW

Hello, 

The mind is a powerful thing, you can talk yourself into all sorts of horrible scenarios. I would totally trust the hospital tests. I've been in a similar situation this last year, my left boob decided to get itchy and painful (!) I was due my mammogram so put my faith in it....everything came back clear...phew...

you've had an ultra scan also as back up....and it's all clear, but your brain is saying...but what if....

carry on with the diary and close monitoring, rather than go to your GP do you have a breast nurse or a breast clinic number you can ring? It sounds you would be better speaking to someone about your fears. Try and relax and get busy with other stuff if you can, your brain needs a diversion..

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Hi, thank you so much for your reply, you are absolutely right that we all are human, and become quite pessimistic around these things, I have started to put into action what you recommended in your post, today I've been decluttering as it's beenThe bin man day, I'm a great believer in clean your house clean your mind.

Thank you once again for bringing me down to earth, Sometimes it needs somebody out of the family to actually look at the bigger picture.

Much warm appreciation to you :-) Angie W

Your right about needing to hear stuff from an outside source, I possibly need to take a bit of my own medicine..lol! But it's just so darn easy to get carried off in our own thoughts ( especially in the dark wee hours of the night)

Just give us a shout if you find yourself floating to " oh my goddess...what if" land again....I'll hoist you back down ️ ️

That's so good to know, enjoy the rest of your day :-)