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bbiec97
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Hi everyone ! 
 

2 weeks ago I was in the shower and I noticed quite a large bruise on my left breast which I'm really unsure how it got there, I am not sure if I've injured my breast or not because I do bruise very easily. As I was touching the bruise I felt a lump and it's quite big and hard and I've never noticed it before, it seems to have just appeared all of a sudden? Luckily I got to my GP the following day and he examined my breast and asked me what were my symptoms. I did mention to him for the last few months I have lost my appetite which is really unusual for me because all my life I have a been a huge food lover and I've always found it hard to say no to food and I've always been overeating but I am not quite sure if this is linked with what is going on? The GP said it feels like a cyst but he done an urgent referral to the breast clinic (which I am attending this Wednesday and it only took 13 days to fit me in there) but I am just super worried as I have lost both my aunties to breast cancer and also my Nan! (This is my mums side of the family). I am only 22 so I am hoping it's just a scare and not actually cancer. Not only has this been worrying me but the last week I have had a mild lower back pain that won't seem to go and feels worse when I lay down on my back and on my sides and for 2 days now I have been bleeding & it's not my period either because I have already had my period this month, I had a pelvic exam last week as I told the GP that I have deep pelvic pain during intercourse! She examined and told me everything seems to look normal but the pelvic exam was SO painful but she couldn't quite work out what it was and she wanted to book me in for a scan but I need to be referred by my other GP (which is closer to my home) so I really need to go get checked again! 
 

everything seems to be going wrong? Hopefully all this is something less serious but all I am thinking about is the worse thing possible. I'm just hoping for the best! I know it's hard to tell just from reading this but I would love to hear people's thoughts on this as I just want to put my mind at rest I know there is nothing I can do but wait right now! 
 

also when I discovered the lump on my breast it was harder to find but now I can see it poking through my skin, and it's slightly bigger than a pea and it's painless. I have quite big breasts and excess skin from when I lost weight. 
 

thanks :) 

 

Bobbie x

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    Hi Bobbie xx

    Very similar experience and mine turned out to be nothing xx 

    The last breast cyst I had started off as a red/purple mark on my left breast. I thought this was a spot or bruise but then discovered a very large and firm lump underneath the skin. It definitely was not there before. The GP was not convinced the bruise was related to the lump but said it was suspicious considering the lump was directly underneath the purple mark... a couple of months on, the bruise and lump have now gone and haven't come back xx 

     

    I've had issues with my boobs (pain since teenage years, many lumps and bumps, armpit lumps, armpit/arm pain from boobs and have just been to my GP and now on treatment for an angry rash that looks like a bruise on my boobs (large boobs (implants) and running has caused this)). 
     

    Every time I have been checked out, all causes were innocent xxx some lumps have been really very firm to the touch and quite large (alarming so I know how you feel) but they've always turned out to be cysts or glandular breast tissue. 
     

    Also, lots of ladies have pelvic and gynae problems that can be very easily fixed (I was also bleeding unexpectedly and had terrible pelvic pain....this went on for months...the cause of this was an infection) xx lots of things can also affect appetite, including rather harmless conditions. 

    Thinking of you xx 

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    Hiya 

    thanks for the message! It's made me feel slightly better. My left breast had seem to have gotten slightly bigger? And my breasts are very veiny and now I've been noticing these tiny red spots on my breast! And a couple of months ago I had some dry flaky  skin on my nipple but it's not there anymore and I do sometimes get itchy breasts. I seem like I have a lot of symptoms but they are probably related to something else? & Hopefully the doctor can figure out what's going on down below as well :) just got to wait and see! 

    And also if you don't mind me asking, did your gp refer you to a breast clinic when you had your cyst? 

    Thanks so much!! Xxxx

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