Hello,

i know your worried, but try and reign yourself in. You've been to the gp so that's the first step done. Even if your were lucky enough to see a gp over the weekend there little chance of getting a breast clinic appointment ( unless of course you have a walk in clinic in your area)? 

It does sound very much hormonal, the problem is once we find "something" we can go looking and convince ourselves there's other stuff in there too! ( I'm totally guilty of this) 

Try and keep busy, stay off google ( I know you've already looked)! And see what Monday brings, oh, and stop prodding and poking...you'll make it sore and then you will be worried about that too.... xxx

Thanks so much Marlyn, it's good advice and I've decided not to cancel all my plans for the weekend. Thank you for helping me get my panic under control :)

Hi Sally

I know it's really hard waiting for the appointment to come through, and even if I say try not to worry we all still worry.  My breast nurse said to worry about it when it's something to worry about, as it's wasted energy and time that you could be doing something else. And whatever it is we will deal with it. She was right. 
 

Also I'm guessing you are proding and poking, if you are try to leave it alone or you'll make yourself sore and stay away from google. 
 

The majority of referrals to the breast clinic turn out not to be cancer so the odds are in your favour. Will you be taking someone with you to your appointment? 
 

sending you a big hug. 

Really good advice. Worry when you need to - I will try to remind myself of that!

Now I think I can feel my lymph node in other armpit, slightly smaller - so maybe that's just normal. It's ridiculous how suddenly you find things on your body. 

I'm taking my partner with me - he's a very calm person and my rock, especially right now.

I hope all is going well with your treatment, thank you for being such a kind, wonderful soul to look out for people like me xx

I'm reading your post and it was like reading about my lump . I'm 33 and I've found one in my right breast, same size as yours and I can only feel it when laying down. Two days after I spoke to the doctor I found a small pea sized lump in my right arm pit. I'm at the breast clinic tomorrow and worried sick.

I'm not on the pill and have the Mirena coil so unsure where in my cycle I am as I don't get periods. Its been over a week since I found the lump and its still there so I don't think its to do with my cycle. 

I'm trying to just stay calm. The doc thinks it's a fibrodenoma so trying to keep positive.

Let me know how you get on. Xx

Hi Emilou, 

My heart goes out to you - what a scary thing we're going through. I've read about 5000 pages of the internet (I'm sure you have too) and while I'm still worried sick, the odds definitely stack in our favour. Where is your lump? I will be thinking of you tomorrow and sending good vibes your way - my appointment is a week tomorrow so let's stay in touch.

I have definitely read a couple of posts about benign cysty type lumps causing swelling in the lymph nodes...and just now I've realised I can feel a very similar thing in my left armpit, although slightly smaller (my left boob is also noticeably smaller though- always has been). I also (if he didn't think I'd lost my mind already) poked around under my other half's armpit and he also had a bit of a lump. So the panic has resided slightly (it comes and goes).

If the docs said they think it's that, that's a really hopeful sign - I am sure it will be that. Mine didn't say much but said it could turn out to be gristle. I found my armpit thing after so that has got me doubting everything. 

Do you have someone going with you? 

Sending hugs - hope you can get a bit of sleep, try and listen to some relaxing music xx

P.s. I'm actually 33 too - i accidentally aged myself, that's how mushy my brain was when I first came here. Think after the last week I have aged to about 63 though! Xx

Thanks I will try music.  I can't sleep at all these last few nights and yes I've also googled way too much already. My lump is on my right breast above the nipple.  My doc said she doesn't think it's a cyst as it's too hard. I have my husband coming with me tomorrow thankfully. I will let you know what they say.

You also try to stay calm. Xx

Glad you have your husband with you, sure he will be an amazing support to you. 

Do you feel any pain at all? I don't really...apart from now feeling a bit tender from prodding, which I'm trying to stop completely as it's not getting me anywhere. 

Do your lunps move? Mine don't, they seem fixed, which obviously adds to the worry. But then I got a reply from someone who said her non-moving lump turned out to be a benign cyst.

Anyway, please let me know how you get on - willing it to be ok for you xx

I've just got back, they gave me an ultrasound, they said the lump in my armpit was just a lymph node and was just more visable as I'm slim. The lump on my breast had all the classic characteristics of a Fibroadenoma so they said no biopsy was needed due this and also because of my age.

For some reason I still feel worried, I just wish they would biopsy it. She could clearly see how worried I was, she said if I had of been 35 they would send for a biopsy which didn't really help. They were lovely with me so I felt at ease.  I just need to trust what they are saying to me. X