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SCARED STIFF!!!GP FOUND LUMP IN MY BREAST .

hacienda73
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Hello

Firstly I feel like a fraud posting this when all of you lovely people are battling and struggling with a definite diagnosis but i hope you can help.

I lost my beloved mum after a 3 year battle with ovarian cancer on April 27th 2020.Me and my dad nursed her to the end but because of Covid when she had to go to hospital-we could not see her and she died with just a nurse holding her hand.i will never get over that.As if that wasnt bad enough-whilst I am still grieving...

I found a lump in my breast on Wednesday evening and went to the GP yesterday.She felt it straight away and shes estimated it's about 4cm.Of course this was her measurements using just her hands so not accurate but I  was still worried.-the GP would not say whether it was cancer and I dont blame her-without all the gear-you cant know anyway.

Just received a phone call at 8.30am this morning from the hospital saying they can see me at the breast clinic next Friday.Because of Covid I have to go alone.

My nanna had breast cancer in the 60s-my sister when she was 32(shes fine 15 years on) and my mum had ovarian cancer.My mum was tested for the BRAC gene when she was ill but it came back negative so it meant I didnt need the test.

Sorry to waffle on and it could be a cyst/fatty tissue etc.I had a hysterectomy when i was 39 due to endometriosis but kept my ovaries and been through the early menopause so dont know if any of this hormone related.

Just seeing what mum went through-chemo-hysterectomy-colostomy bag fitted-steroids etc just makes me think I cant face it if I'm diagnosed....was anyone else scared at the thought of being diagnosed let alone actually being..

 

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    Hi, 

     

    I'm in the same position as you just a week further on. I went to the doctors last week and had my hospital appointment this Wednesday after finding a lump in my armpit. I had a mammogram and ultrasound and they have taken a biopsy of the lump.

    Like you I'm scared my mum died of breast cancer 7 years ago so I'm paronoid history is repeating itself. 

     

    Try to keep busy while wanting for your appointment and try not to Google as it just terrified me more. I have been finding it good to talk on here and the more I write about it the less power I feel it has over me. I now have to wait until next Thursday for my results so another week waiting and trying to keep busy.

     

    I'm here if you need to talk x

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    Thank you so much for replying...I feel so alone at the moment!!my lovely husband is telling me it could be a cyst...fatty tissue etc and this is true but am worried how quick theyve contacted me...theres no way the doctor could have sent a refferal letter to the hospital that quick-she must have phoned or emailed!!!but it could also be the family history aswell so am trying to stay focused on that 

    I'm hoping you get some good news after all your tests ..this year has been so tough for all of us-we deserve a break!!!!

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    I went last Wednesday and had letter by the Friday morning. My doctor said they email through for the appointment and they are referring everyone at the moment as people are too scared to go to the doctors because of Covid. I'm all bruised today so in a bit of pain! 

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    I heard on the news that people weren't going to get checked out because of Covid!!I really thought I would be waiting ages because things have slowed down-i have been on the waiting list for my gallbladder out since Feb 2020 and that's been delayed because of the outbreak.

    Hope you feel better soon and the pain subsides.

  • Offline in reply to hacienda73

    I suppose different departments are working at different paces with all this going on. I am glad we are getting in so quick though. When I get my results it will only be 14 days since first going to the doctors! 

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