Irregular, hard breast lump with grainy texture

Hi, 

I guess I am just curious if anyone has similar symptoms to mine. I've just had urgent referral to breast clinic but unfortunately I live in Scotland and we don't have the 2-week assurance. I'm told it's a 5 week wait which feels torturous.

I am 43 and found a lump in my breast... It starts under my nipple and extends out to my outer lower breast. It's odd-shaped, very firm and kind of rough feeling all over. It also appears to have come out of nowhere as with the size it is I can't imagine how I couldn't have felt it before now. My GP says she is concerned due to it being irregular, hard, sizeable and with a grainy texture so told me she was doing urgent referral.

I know 90% of lumps are benign but I can't help but worry. 

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Parents Reply
  • It was mobile.. It felt irregular and bumpy, not round or oval, and the GP commented on how it felt too. It was also rock hard, didn't yield to pressure. That, of course, had me fearing the worst. However, on the mammogram and ultrasound it was clearly round. Must just have been where it was that made it feel otherwise. 

    I totally understand that. I had siked myself up so much for dealing with bad news that I felt surprise before relief when I got the results! 

    Wishing you well tomorrow, please come back and post how you get on x

Children
  • Hi, I was wondering if you can help I'm new to this. So terrified and scared. I have a large lump on the lower part of my breast. I have been also referred to breast clinic. Did your lump feel like a balloon when touching. What size would you say it is? Was it bigger than a golf ball or smaller.

     

    i am so scared :(

  • My lump felt hard, not like a balloon. The nurse doing the ultrasound measured it and it was 6cm so pretty big... Probably a little bigger than a golf ball. 

    I know it's easy for me to say now but in the majority of cases, breast lumps turn out to be something benign.

    I remember how worrying a time it is. Try to keep busy and distracted and please avoid Dr Google

     

    Take care x