Day one - found lump, referred to breast clinic

This morning has been a roller coaster. Couple of days ago I found a lump.... was it real  ? Maybe not...maybe it wont be there tomorrow ( monday) crack on..keep your mind occupied..dont think about it. Monday...still there.... and now looking in the mirror theres a crease in the skin...ish... This isnt going to go away is it...  Tuesday...... right Stop being a coward..it might not be the big C.... but do you honestly think a) it's going to go away on it's own? b) you can carry on knowing it's there? ...

Wednesday: 9am emailed the surgery on their askmygp app.

Typed in " I've found a lump in my breast " ..cue tears...

Couple of hours pass while I try and concentrate on nothing much.

Call from clinician at the surgery..lots of questions about where it is, how big it is, does it move, is it attached, any redness, any discharge. 

Referred to breast clinic. Usually two weeks but because of COVID...they are a bit behind ..could be 3 weeks.... . Be prepared they will probably do an ultra sound scan and a biopsy there and then. 

Im not concerned about what they do ...liar... but the

.sooner the better. I just need to know what this is!! And hope it isnt what I think it is. No family history of BC..... everything crossed.

  • Kelbel80

     

    I'm the one that if it's going to go wrong it will!!

    So far I've had a change if consultant because mine is ill....so surgery should have been Nov 9th at a hospital in Grantham...... that's changed location too. Now going to be at a different hospital.  And because of this damned Covid no hubby allowed to support me by being there. 

    I'm scared too....... up and down like a yoyo. Alright one minute and balling my eyes out the next 

    I started this journey 29th Sept, booked in for surgery Nov 11th.  

    How in Gods name I am  going to walk into that hospital alone next Wednesday us anyones guess. 

     

    Stay strong.

    #allinittogether xxxx

  • it was probably better for them to do the mammogram as well. they have different pictures from different imaging then. i have 2 children as well. 3yr old with suspected autism and 5yr old who is completely hyper. im 32. i just feel like they seem to push us to the back because of our age. im so annoyed with it. At least you know a bit of whats happening in your body now and it can be dealt with. im sure its going to take you a while for it to sink in though x

  • I know tbh I felt like that a bit. But I kept calling people to get sooner appointments. And glad I did now to. 


    but my first appointment was just a breast exam then referred for ultrasound which they did everything else at. 
     

    How are u feeling? Try not to stress to much we can't all be unlucky like me xxxx

     

  • they say 1 in 10 people that go in for tests i think. it just annoys me really. 9 months waiting for an appointment. so ridiculous. hopefully now the health minister is involved i will actually get somewhere though

  • Not as far as I know. I'm due at the hospital Tuesday for an injection of some radioactive material into the boob that has the lump. . Then they take a sample of the lymph nodes during the op

     

    #allinittogether xxx

  • How did you get on? 

     

    #allinittogether xx

  • Thank u, it's strange cause during my ultrasound he found a irregular lymph node so he took biopsy of that and the other lumps. Let me know how u get on.

     

    I feel like life is so unfair atm. Xxx

  • It certainly is....

     

    I'm in bits!! Sitting at my kitchen table...balling my eyes out...watching the sun come up.

    I know I have to do this....I'll die if I dont!!

    But I cant see my children or my grandchildren before the OP. And I'm missing my dad.... so much. 

    I'm trying so hard to  be positive, but its not working. I keep telling myself I'm lucky I found the lump and did something about it... but have I found it in time? Why didnt I notice it before, what if its spread? Am I over reacting? Am I looking at scenarios that dont exist?

    Why is this happening to me? What did I ever do to deserve this? I'm so scared....

     

    It's such a beautiful sunrise too.........

     

    #allinittogether xxxxx

  • I know I've been up since 4:30 today but tbh barely slept... I'm still in shock/disbelief.

     

    we will both get through this! I'm here when ever u need me. Even if it just to rant at. Trust me I get it. 
     

    and I feel the same why us? It's not fair. 


    xxx

  • Tashag86

    Oh bless you...4.30am I'm sure theres a song that says " the darkest hour is just before dawn"..... I have no trouble going to sleep...but if I wake up in the early hours? That's it. For a couple of mins you're fine and then Boom! It's there and that's sleep out of the window. 

    This blasted toe is doing my head in too! I told them about it at my appt....just in case it gets infected..but the nurse said its badly bruised. I think it's broken tbh. Shouldnt be pain like this day after day. Had a pack of frozen peas on it last night, then went to bed in socks.  Woke me at 6am...... sat on the sofa now with it raised up on a bean bag. If it's no better tomorrow when I go for my covid swab then I'm going to nip in to A&E.

    I swear it never rains without it pours 

     

    So appreciate your reply and support. Thank you

     

    #allinittogether xxx