Breast referral

Hi there, 

Been wanting to post on here for a few days so finally decided to. Making this all seem very real and scary.

I am a 26 year old mum of three, 10 days ago I went to the Dr with a lump in my left breast and occasional fluid droplets coming from my left nipple. My left breast is a little sore to touch and I was just always super aware of it. The nipple had changed shape a little too. My GP did a physical examination of my breasts and found two lumps and sent a referral for me ASAP, the appointment was today and again had another physical examination by a Physician, she reported feeling a lump, thickening of the skin, and swollen lymph node in my left breast, and could see the different nipple shape. The right breast was normal. 

The Dr has requested an ultrasound (due to my age) but this wont be done for 3 weeks, and also a follow up appointmet with her in clinic. She mentioned that this could be breast cancer but i have my age on my side and that it could definatley be something benign.

Has anyone had anything similar to this? If so what was the outcome. I am not sure how I am going to get through the next three weeks, I am very temped to go private to just find out sooner. 

Thanks in advance x

  • Hello Bex and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    I know it can be a tad scary posting on a forum if you've never done it before but our community are very kind and supportive and many of them have been where you find yourself now so you're not alone and I'm sure they will pop by soon to share their experiences and advice.

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