Hard armpit lump in pregnancy

Hello everyone, 

I'm writing this message while I'm waiting for a letter to say I've been appointed to the breast clinic...I cannot express how scared and lifeless I feel after finding this hard lump, about 1 cm in diameter in my right armpit. I'm 24 weeks pregnant and I couldn't think that the joy of waiting for my baby boy to be born can be darkened by such frightening prospect, that I could not be alive to see him growing up. GP's reaction to feeling the lump and all this reading on google got me completely depressed since I didn't find anything encouraging, I was looking for that one person to say yes, I had that and it was nothing to worry about. I'm not even sure I want to know the outcome as I am completely overwhelmed. 
I'm sure there are ladies on this forum that went through the same thing. It will really help me to hear someone else's experience in the same scenario and it will really help me to just express my fears that would be understood here. Everyone else is telling me to stay positive- which I am trying hard to but it seems like the hardest thing at the moment.

Thank you for your replies, ladies. I wish you all health and happiness! 
 

hugs x

Mel

Parents
  • Hello Mel and welcome to the forum. 

    I'm sorry to hear that you've found this lump particularly at a time when you should be enjoying your pregnancy. You're absolutely right though - you're not the only one to have gone through this. 

    This post here by [@Phoebe99]‍ and this post here by [@Louise31]‍ are both by ladies who are in the same position as yourself and waiting for their clinic appointments next week. 

    [@Charlotte32]‍ posted this thread earlier in the summer about a lump she found and was given the news it was benign. 

    I know that most all our members here will say stay away from Google! You will find a lot of doom and gloom stories as well as a lot of inaccurate information. Google won't give you the answers that you're looking for but it will make you feel more stressed which isn't helpful. 

    Hopefully you won't have to wait too long for your appointment but in the meantime you're welcome to post here anytime you want to if it helps. 

    Keep in touch Mel and let us know how you get on. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator

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  • Hello Mel and welcome to the forum. 

    I'm sorry to hear that you've found this lump particularly at a time when you should be enjoying your pregnancy. You're absolutely right though - you're not the only one to have gone through this. 

    This post here by [@Phoebe99]‍ and this post here by [@Louise31]‍ are both by ladies who are in the same position as yourself and waiting for their clinic appointments next week. 

    [@Charlotte32]‍ posted this thread earlier in the summer about a lump she found and was given the news it was benign. 

    I know that most all our members here will say stay away from Google! You will find a lot of doom and gloom stories as well as a lot of inaccurate information. Google won't give you the answers that you're looking for but it will make you feel more stressed which isn't helpful. 

    Hopefully you won't have to wait too long for your appointment but in the meantime you're welcome to post here anytime you want to if it helps. 

    Keep in touch Mel and let us know how you get on. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator

Children
  • Hi Jenn,

    Thanks so much for the message, much appreciated! It's comforting to know I'm now alone and I really hope that these lovely ladies will receive good news. 
    I'm trying hard to stay away from Dr Google but when you have so many questions it's hard to stay calm and not read all sorts :) but I'm a bit calmer today so it was a bit easier. Hopefully the letter will come soon enough, will keep you posted.

    Thanks again for writing xx