Hi Mummy2one,

A very warm welcome to our forum. I am sorry to hear how you feel following your breast clinic appointment today. If you are not told anything, please never be afraid to ask. Did you only have an ultrasound, or did you also have a biopsy?

You should certainly have been told whether or not they suspected anything untoward. Not all lumps are cancerous, especially in young people. Some people get benign cysts or fibrous changes. Your GP should get a report from the hospital shortly and they should be able to tell you what they found. It is not unusual to have swollen lymph nodes in response to a mild infection. These normally settle down after a time, but sometimes they remain permanently up.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Here's hoping for good news.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi jolamine thanks for replying to my post, I only had an ultrasound in my armpit, I am going to ring my doctors hoping they be able to tell me more I just dont understand why at the hospital no one said anything not even ring your doctors and u will get your results 

Hi Mummy2one,

If you didn't have a biopsy, here's hoping that nothing untoward was found.However, whether this is the case or not, you should have been informed of their findings. Phone your consultant's secretary and ask what the outcome was and where you stand now.

I sincerely hope that it is good news. Please let us know how you get on.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Mummy2one,

If you only had an ultrasound it is likely that nothing abnormal was found, but someone should certainly have told you this. You could try phoning your consultant's secretary and explaining that nobody said anything after your ultrasound and you don't know where you lie. It could take a few weeks before your GP gets told the outcome, s the consultant may be a quicker route.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx.

Hello everyone,

I'm sorry to interrupt, I hope everything turned out okay? I'm currently going through the same worry, as today I was referred to the breast clinic. My GP found a lump in my right armpit and said that she cannot say if it's so sinister or not. I did have my COVID vaccine in the same arm a few days before, but she has referred me and now I'm very frightened. I've been referred lots because of my health anxiety, as I manage to find lots of things wrong with my body, but today was the first time that she was worried too. I'm very scared. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

im 21. 
 

best wishes

Frankie. 

Hi Frankie,

I am sorry to hear about your symptoms and the worry that this is causing you. Please take some solace from the fact that it would be unusual, although sadly not impossible, for you to be diagnosed with anything sinister at your age. Not all lumps are cancerous. It is more likely that you have a benign cyst or fibrous changes.

I must add that I am not a doctor and am speaking about what others have said on this forum over the years. It is also a fact that only 1 person in every 8 referred to the breast clinic will get a cancer diagnosis, so the odds still look good for you.

I know that it is difficult when you have a health anxiety and understand that your referral has made you feel scared. Just remember that 'it's not cancer until you're told that it is.'  Try to keep yourself busy to help the time to pass. You should be seen at the clinic within 2 weeks from referral.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Fingers crossed for good news!

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you so much, Jolamine. You helped me so much when I posted on here back in March (I was referred to the breast clinic then too). I think my biggest worry is that it does not seem like a lymph node, instead the Gp said it is a ridge/lump. This makes me convinced I have secondary breast cancer, or an undetected cancer that has gone into my lymph nodes. I'm really hoping that the fact I feel well in myself suggests that it's not something as sinister as secondary breast cancer. It's just painful at the moment because it's been proded so much and because of the vaccine. 
 

thank you again,

Frankie. 

Sorry to jump in, ive also got a lump in my right armpit, went to the drs 2 weeks ago, she just fobbed me off and paid me no attention already deciding it was a cyst before I even sat down an spoke about everything.

I have been having a tight chest, getting hot flushes and dripping in sweat from the littlest of activity, and panting, night sweats also. I am sleeping all day and night, lost 6lb in 3 days and from the hot episodes when walking I get that hot I feel faint and have even ended up being sick. 
 

but nope still just a cyst.. 

got myself a second opinion today and the lady was so much better, but she has also found a second lump, which this one she is certain is a swollen lymph bone, she's booked me in for an array of blood tests because she said she's also very concerned of my sweating issue (she even commented on how sweaty I was walking from the car to her room).

I just wondered is doing just bloods normal?! Should I of been referred? And the bloods isn't for another 2 weeks yet and then another 2 weeks for results, I don't think I can go that long feeling like I'm going to pass out each time I have to do the school run. 

Hi Frankie,

Yes I remember, but that turned out well for you didn't it?

Take a deep breath and remind yourself that even if it is a lump, not all lumps are cancerous and this is more likely to be a cyst or thickening. Your breasts have also been examined only a few months ago, so there is less likelihood of finding anything untoward than if you hadn't already been examined. The main fact to hold on to is that 'it isn't cancer until you're told that it is.'

You are most unlikely to have secondary breast cancer when you didn't even have cancer in March of this year. Try not to keep feeling the area. We all do this, but, as you said, this does make your breasts sorer. We all tend to convince ourselves that we will have the worst possible outcome while we are waiting to be soon. Fortunately, very few get bad news.

I hope that your appointment comes through soon. Don't forget to keep us in the loop.

I'm still hoping for that good news!

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Frankie,

Yes I remember, but that turned out well for you didn't it?

Take a deep breath and remind yourself that even if it is a lump, not all lumps are cancerous and this is more likely to be a cyst or thickening. Your breasts have also been examined only a few months ago, so there is less likelihood of finding anything untoward than if you hadn't already been examined. The main fact to hold on to is that 'it isn't cancer until you're told that it is.'

You are most unlikely to have secondary breast cancer when you didn't even have cancer in March of this year. Try not to keep feeling the area. We all do this, but, as you said, this does make your breasts sorer. We all tend to convince ourselves that we will have the worst possible outcome while we are waiting to be soon. Fortunately, very few get bad news.

I hope that your appointment comes through soon. Don't forget to keep us in the loop.

I'm still hoping for that good news!

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine,

Thank you again for your help. Yes, I went to the clinic back in March for some tenderness and they felt both and sent me home right away. The GP checked my left one yesterday, as that's the side where the armpit lump is. She said that the breast was just nodular. 
 

I wish that it was something less sinister, like a cyst or thickening, but when I research, it says that cysts would make the armpit red or hot. She checked that yesterday at it was all normal temperature, but when she was pressing on the lump, it hurt so much I could barely sit there. Its shape is troubling me too, as it isn't like a pea or bean, it's like a strip/ridge. I am so sorry for keeping on and repeating myself. I'm trying so hard. :cry:

If it was the worst, I'm trying to face that I might not have the future that I have worked hard for. It just keeps making me cry so much.

UPDATE: I got my appointment through today . I've got it on Monday. I feel like that's too quick? I feel like they must think it's bad if they're having me in this quickly  

Frankie. :happy:

Hi Frankie,

Many ladies have naturally lumpy breasts, which would account for your Gp's 'nodular' finding. Please try to steer clear of 'Dr Google', until you know what exactly is amiss, as this will often give you incorrect information and only scare you further. I am not a doctor, but as far as I know, not all cysts show an increase in skin temperature.

Please don't worry about how quickly you've got your appointment through. This certainly doesn't indicate anything untoward - just that you are lucky to get it through sooner rather than later. Many clinics are playing catch up due to Covid. They also get a number of cancellations and they try to fill as many of these as possible.

As to the future, you are getting way ahead of yourself here and need to look at all the positives in your favour. A cancer diagnosis doesn't always mean that everything stops. This is one of the most treatable form of cancer nowadays.

I have had 2 bouts in the past 12 years and I still manage to live a busy and fulfilled life. Also, if it's of any consolation, the only large lump that I had, which felt like a long strip, turned out to be benign, but 2 tiny lumps were cancerous.

I am glad that you don't have much longer to wait and worry. Try to keep yourself busy over the weekend and whatever, you do, stay away from the internet.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx