Hi,
im wondering if anyone can help me or just share some positive stories with me. I feel like I am going crazy with worry.
on holiday in mid august I noticed a lump on my neck when I was putting my hair up. The lump is a bit larger than a pea and maybe a baked bea size Is hard and painless. You can see it on my neck. I went to the GP who told me it was a cyst after sending a photo of it. but after a week I asked for a second opinion and to be examined. Second GP said he was certain it was a lymph node and asked about a range of symptoms ( tiredness, bleeding, weight loss, night sweat) I had none. He said to call back in 6-8 weeks to check in and see if anything had changed.
this made me be more aware and I have been checking for lumps. 2 week later I found a lump in my right breast and noticed the breast is larger and looks slightly swollen. I was examined and the GP told me I would be referred for a scan and would hear in 2 weeks.
2 weeks came and went and I chased up the referral and was just told there are back logs, I did this 3 times. On my third chase 5 weeks later a Dr called me back to tell me that the Dr I saw accidentally sent the referral back to herself not the hospital so I hadn't actually been referred. I was in shock!
This was last week and I am yet to receive any communication about a scan.
this morning I have found 2 new lumps in my armpit which are very similar to the lump in my neck. All the lumps I have are on my right side.
i also have a tender spot on my chest near my collar bone. No lump that I can feel but it feels like a bruise when I press it. That has been there since I found the first lump on holiday. Could be nothing but seems strange to me that came at the same time and hadn't gone yet.
I don't know what to do or who to chase about my appointment. I feel like I have called so many times and just been fobbed off constantly. I don't really know why I am posting this, maybe to reassure myself I am not mad to be worried and just get it off my chest!!!!