Hi,

I saw your post and couldn't not reply.

I found a lump in my outer left breast two years ago (I was 36) - I was referred once and sent away without a scan, fought to get back, eventually saw a different consultant who apologised and said it did need a scan/biopsy. Took nearly 3 months but eventually I got a benign result - it's a fibrodenoma.

Everything you wrote about feeling scared, emotional and bursting into tears I completely empathise with. It was honestly an awful awful time that few can really understand.

I didn't have a great experience at my first appointment but apparently that was an anomaly - I can say at my second appointment they were so kind, very thorough and honestly just the most dedicated people. I was so scared my consultant made a note to call me with the results and he did - I really appreciated it.

They also told me, several time's, that the vast majority of lumps are benign - the lady doing the ultrasound told me there and then that it looked benign but biopsy would confirm. I suspect they're rarely wrong as they see so many.

I have breast cancer in my family and immediately feared the worst - just get to your appointment asap and take it one step at a time.

Best wishes

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