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

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  • Hi,

    I have done so much googleing on the internet lately and never managed to find any outcomes of peoples stories so I feel like I need to write a reply so people can see!!

    I was 17weeks pregenant and found 2 pea size lumps under my armpit, and 3 smaller ones under the other, with hormones all over the place your head instantly starts filling with all these what if thoughts. I booked a doctors appointment and attended a few days later. The doctor felt the lumps and done an urgent referral to the breat clinic and said I would get a letter within 2 weeks, but 2 hours later I had a phone call from the doctors with a appointment for a weeks time. I got of the phone and burst into tears, thinking I I deffently had cancer, I was going toadie and I'd never see my kids again or my unborn baby. A week later I attended the breast clinic, I see the consultant, he sent me across to have my ultra sound on my lumps then i went back across to see him, within 2 hours of being in the hospital I got told I had nothing to worry about and that they where not cancer. He said being pregnant it is hard to tell exactly what the lumps are but your body chances so much that it mostly likely to be swollen glands.

    The stress I put my self through was all for nothing, I know people worry and emotions are high but try not to stress your self out and stay of Google, it only tells people the worst in things. 

    Sophie 

    Xx

  • I have the same problem. Please can someone update about your findings? Thank you 

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