Breast Lump

Hello not sure where to start so I'll jump right in, sorry if this is the wrong place to post wasn't sure where to categorise it. I'm 23 and have been having issues for a long time (a badly long time) such as nipple discharge in one breast but put it down to period cos it only happened when I was on that. But a while ago I found what I feel like was a hard painless but smooth lump which feels like it's on my rib right by my cleavage, now I have health anxiety so I tend to think everything feels like a lump, but this one felt real, then over lockdown I've noticed my breast looked so much smaller (it's always been smaller but not noticeably) but I've been (deliberately) losing weight so thought that. Anyway yesterday I broke down and told my mum and she made me make an appointment, I was seen the same day. The doctor I saw seemed very unconcerned due to my age and lack of breast cancer history in my family, but she did the examination and felt the lump I mentioned but also another one which I didn't realise on the complete other side of my breast, so now I'm worrying about that. She referred me to breast clinic but kept saying that she didn't think it was cancer or anything bad but don't really believe her as what can she tell from just an exam? Anyway I just am so so convinced I'm going to be diagnosed with it and am going to die young. Also after she mentioned the other lump I now remember that I felt sort of bruised pain in that area for a while but didn't realise till after appointment so now thinking I should have mentioned, can't stop prodding myself and worrying and googling and thinking how I've wasted my short time on earth. 

Also very anxious about the breast clinic as I don't want to do it on my own and I know I probably will have too because of COVID. Has anyone else been during this time?  
Will they scan my whole breast? I'm worried about this second lump now, I still can't feel it but feels like a thickening, kind of ropey with lots of lumps? What if they don't check that? 
also know that my doctor has marked me as health anxiety on my notes so they will see that and might not take me seriously? 
doubt anyone will read all of this but I needed to get it out my system.

 

*Edited as got results*

Hiys so turn sout my lump i found was a fibroadenoma, and I have another one in my breast too, and the ropey thickening was a biiiiiiig cluster of cysts, which I also have two of. So I was overreacting but thought I did share my results so if anyone has similar symptoms this could give them hope Doctors aren’t doing anything about their findings just told me to be more vigilant and come back if I notice anything new. Xxxx

  • Hey

    yeah I tend to tell myself it’s nothing and i don’t go to the doctors till it gets really bad but I sit at home googling everything which doesn’t help but i can’t help it 

    thank you :) yeah my boyfriend says I shouldn’t worry and it’ll be fine but if only it was that easy 

     

    jess x

  • It actually annoys me a little when people say " dont worry it will be fine" they dont know that but I guess it's natural for people to say that

     

    I'd rather someone said, " what a worry, hopefully tests will rule out anything nasty"

     

    I slept for 3 hours earlier, think its my bodies way of shutting down the anxiety

     

    My friend was in same position as me and kept being told it's probably a cyst, she had the shock of her life when she was told it was cancer coz she had convinced herself it was nothing to worry about

  • Yeah I don’t just worry and stress myself out for the fun of it if I could just go okay I won’t worry then I would but until a doctor tells me I am fine then I will continue to cry,get angry not eat or sleep properly 

     

    I always think the worst case senario in everything anyway sorry to hear about your friend 

  • Yep I'm exactly the same, it's so hard not to worry, especially as results could be life changing 

  • I am a constant worrier. I wish I wasn't, I can appear fine on the outside but I'm crumbling on the inside. 

  • My boyfriend keeps saying stuff like "I promise it will be nothing" and that he's "certain" and it really makes me feel so sick to be honest because if it is something then he will be probably more shocked than I will be, I keep saying he can't promise or say anything until I get the tests. I haven't told any friends or family, other than my mum, as to not worry anyone with it but also so they don't say similar things aha. 

  • Hi Guys

    I moved furniture around April time as I was decorating my bathroom and doing other  bits around the house. I then noticed rib pain and a lump form in right breast.. i left it a week or so but lump was still there, called my GP who referred me to be checked at hospital.

     

    I had scans and mammos in the end they did a core biopsy . Scans weren't showing anything . I had a letter come to attend clinic. I was diagnosed with grade 3 invasive duct BC... im HER2 positive and will do a cocktail of chemo then surgery then more chemo . Im still in shock i got diagnosed only a week ago. 

    My Oncologist advised me its a common young women's cancer and they are with me every step of the way. I understand they say it was caught early but my CT scan is today im petrified its spread already thats my only fear . 

    Its the only thing I can think about

  • Hiya,

    Sorry for late reply have been avoiding the internet to stop myself from googling. 

     

    Yes my pain is sort of like a bruise only in one spot, but it hurts on other boob too so figured it was just because I had less fat on the smaller one, and it's been there a very long time so hoping that is the case and I'm not just an idiot. 
     

    I'm so so sorry that was your outcome, it must be absolutely crushing to hear, I cannot imagine how it must feel like for you. 
     

    How did your CT scan go? I hope it went okay, and I really really hope it hasn't spread I have my fingers crossed for you.

     

    My breast Clinic appointment is on the 16th. 
     

    please message me if you need to talk about anything at all, even non cancer related  

     

    Georgia xx

     

     

  • Yeah I get what you mean I don’t like telling everyone because I don’t wanna hear don’t worry and you’ll be fine but then I also don’t want to hear people who are like oh god that don’t sound good because they’ll make me panic even more even tho I don’t know if that’s possible xx