Just updating this.  So GP saw me yesterday afternoon... poked and prodded and found the offending article with no prompting from me.  She also said she was concerned she MIGHT be able to feel something in my armpit too, which honestly was the thing that really freaked me out.   So now a two week referral wait and basically argh.

It's amazing how everything suddenly shifts into a weird tunnel vision perspective.  Petty worries mean nothing now and I just want this done.  Im *** scared frankly... spent yesterday in a daze trying to keep busy.  Went for a walk... cried loudly... didn't care if anyone heard.  Then woke up this morning with the first thought being "could have cancer".   

So yeah. Now we wait.

Hi I've just gone through very similar and had a lump in a similar place to your description, I too found a lump in my armpit.

Yesterday I went to the breast clinic, everything was fine apart from some dense breast tissue.

The consultant told me boobs are naturally lumpy and I had 3 doctors examine me, I had 5 mammograms because the thought at first they could see something, ultrasound later n all was absolutely fine n I was sent on my way with my lumps n told nothing to worry about.

Hope you read this and it helps you xx

Thanks Clastegra! It does help thank you and im glad to hear things were all clear for you.  :)  It's the waiting that's so frustrating and although I'm naturally quite a patient person... this is tough and you think all sorts.  It doesn't seem to matter how reassuring the GP is.. you still think "what if I'm that unlucky 1%?"  

Hiya,

I know how you feel. I found a lump (a few months ago though, stupidly only just getting it checked), finally went to the Drs yesterday, waiting for an appointment for breast clinic. Been told due to my age it's more likely to be a non cancerous cyst or growth but need to go anyway. So I'm worrying!

I hope you get your appointment soon and it isn't anything serious. 

It's a very weird feeling.  I feel like my own familiar breast is a parasite that I just want dealt with.. sorted.. gone if need be.  

Thank you S9165- Im so glad you went in the end and there's no point in beating yourself up about not going sooner.  I hope things move quickly for you and you can get some good news. X

Thank you, let us know how you get on also x

Can't believe it's a whole week already since I found the offending lump.  (It's still there... *** thing). Mostly im keeping busy but this morning it's on my mind again.  After being messed around by the private hospital who made reassuring noises about being able to see me as early as last Tuesday, I'm back with the NHS and have been given my initial appt as the 4th June.  

The PH were basically just astonishingly *** at communicating with me and each other.  I had to keep chasing them for information, they lost my file after only 2 days, and the resident radiologist apparently "wasn't comfortable" doing my scan just incase I needed further investigation.   But instead of telling me that upfront, they let me wait nearly a week, assuming they were still going to see me, before they passed the buck back to my GP.  They told me this was still "fast tracking" me through a private specialist at the NHS hospital.  Yeah.. it wasn't at ALL.  

So after playing phone ping pong between the hospital, the PH and my GP to find out WTF was going on, turns out I'm no longer paying for any form of fast track treatment, and after the incompetency of the PH, I've lost the best part of a week as the referral can't be backdated to my initial GP appt.  GREAT.  ***.   Oh well.  So we are where we are...roll on next Thursday and in the meantime, I'm keeping busy.   At least it was nice and sunny today.