A month or so back I went to my doctors and booked to see my gp because I was concerned about a lump I found in my left breast.
I booked an appointment with my gp straight away and was seen that afternoon, my gp agreed with me and said she could see slightly where the "thickening/lumpy/bumpy" area was and felt around, she did an examination and said she could definitely feel something but it feels more like fatty tissue and nothing sinister she told me to wait a couple of weeks as I was due on my period and to make another appointment so she can examine me again.
A couple of weeks passed and the area still felt the same if not slightly bigger (not sure though if that was just in my head) so I booked another appointment and my gp saw me again straight away she did another examination and said she will refer me to the breast clinic at my local hospital where they would do an ultrasound just to double check everything but again said she doesn't think it's anything to worry about.
A week or so after my second gp appointment I attended the breast clinic at my local hospital where I was seen by a breast specialist who also performed an examination and said she can't feel anything (even though I insisted I can and I can feel it more when in the shower with wet soapy hands) she tried to reassure me she couldn't feel anything and actually advised me I was "checking myself wrong" even though im Aware to check myself with a flat palm.
I also made the breast specialist aware that my gp agreed with myself that she could "slightly see" where my bumpy area was before even examining me so that's a concern the breast specialist persisted she couldn't see anything.
so then I asked about ny ultrasound scan which my gp told me that's what I was being referred for, the breast specialist advised no ultrasound scan is required as she's happy to say there is nothing to worry about, to be honest I felt she really dismissed any worry I had and gave me a leaflet on how to check my breasts properly and sent me off on my way, I asked her what do I need to do now and she advised nothing? She did say though she would write up a report and send it to my gp for my own piece of mind. A few weeks have passed since that appointment at the hospital and I called my gp and spoke with a receptionist who told me no reports have been received from the hospital? So I called the breast unit at my hospital with no answer but left a voicemail around 2/3 weeks ago asking for someone to call me back and again no reply or voicemail left.
I was told by the breast specialist to not over check my breasts as this is unnecessary and aniexty inducing and to pick the same time every month to perform a self examination.
I checked myself again a couple of days ago the first time since early July (so a month later) and I'm convinced the "lump" has now got bigger? So now I'm really upset and worried I feel I wasn't taken seriously at all at my hospital appointment and the fact no report has been sent over as promised makes me feel even more worried.