Hi

You've got the appointment and you should go. 

They would rather you go and get checked than you cancel and it be something that could grow and eventually spread.

Especially with your family history.

Please go, if it is anything, the sooner found the best chance of being cured. 

I think the fact that it seems to have shrunk a little is good but you never know. x

Morning SM12,

Please still attend your appointment, even if it's just to put your mind at rest. You will never be wasting time to get something checked.

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I do understand, I am due to be seen at the breast clinic on the 5th of October. I have a lump but no family history (although no older female relatives). I am only 38 and although small chested and lumpy breasts, I have one lump that feels different. I too spoke to my GP over the phone and she referred me without a face to face visit. 

I keep thinking I'm wasting a valuable NHS appointment, but I know I need to out my mind at rest.

Please still attend, especially with your family history.

Thank you very much I really appreciate everyone's replies.  It's hard to know what to do for the best, I'm just very conscious of wasting the hospitals time especially during the pandemic but after reading what each of you have said maybe I should keep the appointment, it will put my mind put to rest even if I do feel like a fraud.

Good luck to all of you who are also about to be screened, may god/spirit keep you safe xx

Please also update us. When is your appointment? I'll be thinking of you. I really do hope that you attend xx

The clinic would never think anyone had wasted their time.

Please go or you will always be thinking about it.

I have friends who have come through breast cancer and they're are so many different symptoms.

Some had pain, some had no pain at all. Some had a lump and one lady was diagnosed after a routine mammogram, was told it was the size of a grain of sand and would have taken quite a while to grow into a lump that could be felt.

Let us know how you get on x

Hi everyone, thank you all for your encouragement and kind understanding, it's made me realise that it's in my best interests to go to my appt and that I'd probably worry even more if if I didn't.  My appointment is scheduled for 7th October so time enough for me to get used to the idea. 

BellaBall, I'll l be thinking of you too, good luck for 5th xx

Thank you. I'm sure we will both be fine, just be good to hear it from a professional. Feel free to message me in the meantime if you want to chat x

Well my appointment is tomorrow and I'm convinced mine has shrunk a fair bit. My husband, who I still haven't told but asked him to feel, couldn't find any lump at all. 

Do I cancel and free up a valuable space? 

You must go, for peace of mind.

Imagine how you would feel if it was something and you didn't go and 6, 12 months down the line it was something and had spread.

It's too late now to give it to someone else.

Please please go.... just in case x