Hi, I am in a similar position I thought the areas around my armpit side of boob looks slightly more swollen than the others idea. I couldn't feel a lump but go said she thinks she felt some thickening at the side. I have also been having some back pain particularly shoulder blade region. I also have a weird sensation across the top of my breast too, but sometimes this occurs in both. I am also anxious about the wait for my appointment. I rang this morning and have got a cancellation for the 27th my original appointment was 6th Dec. Maybe you could ring and try and get it brought forward. I think I am going to ring again to see about cancellations as my anxiety is through the roof! Not sure how to take your mind off it as I am struggling with this myself.

Hi,

The waiting is awful and this is what I am struggling with at the moment. I'm sorry you're going through a similar experience and understand completely the anxiety you are feeling. I have been on leave from work so struggling to keep busy. I'm due back on Sunday so hoping this helps to distract me. Get me updated on how you're doing would be nice if we could support each other.

Kaye x

This is similar to me left arm pit area swollen and thickening of skin. I saw my GP yesterday waiting for urgent referral it is so worrying. I hope you can change your appointment, gp said if I don't hear anything by end of week there's a number I can call. I'm thinking all sorts I've had it over a month but just kept putting it off !

Hi,

I think I will ring and see if there's any chance of seeing someone sooner. It's so difficult waiting and I think we all tend to go to the worst case scenario. It's good to let out my anxiety oh here as I don't want to worry anyone if if it turns out to be nothing. Hope you get a date soon for an appointment.

Kaye x

You may aswell try. They may have a cancellation you never know. I think the wait is horrendous. I know what you mean. The only downside to working from home is there is no one to distract me from my anxiety. 

It's so hard to carry on as normal and try and be positive but I suppose the wait is out of our control so we just have to try and manage those feelings. Like I said opening up on here has helped and I will continue to post and hopefully we can support each other through this.

Sending love x

Hi, my wife was diagnosed with BC recently- a 4.6cm lump and 2 lymph nodes in her armpit. But that's not the point to this post.  She too began to notice a lot of aches here and there. The worst one being her knees and sciatica going into her leg.

Anyway, long story short, she got her full body scans (bone, ct and mri) results yesterday and the lump is only contained within the breast and 2 lymph nodes. Nothing anywhere else at all.

Both myself and the wife were worried about the pain elsewhere, but whatever it is, it ain't to do with the lump in her breast.

Before you get stuff like this, we all get aches and pains. Even sore backs. They normally fly right under the radar, get better, and we never think of them again. In fact, we forget them. You're hypersensitive to everything happening to your body just now and not gonna lie, you do over think stuff.  But they tend to be unrelated.

True story, the day after my wife being told she had probable cancer, I got a sore armpit.  I got paranoid, then remembered i wasn't the person with the problem. That's how ridiculous our minds get. Also, when you're stressed, you tense up more, so your muscles are under a helluva lot more stress, so you will probably get a lot more aches and pulled muscles during this period.

Hi,

I'm so sorry to hear of your wife's diagnosis I hope you're both getting the support you need.

Thank you for the reply it is reassuring to hear this and I think you're right and I am being hypersensitive. Hoping the wait will pass quickly and I will soon know what I'm dealing with.

Your words have helped and I'm grateful for that x

So I rang the breast clinic to see if there were any cancellations but unfortunately nothing sooner. They've added me to a list and if one comes up they'll let me know. I've resigned myself to the fact I'm gonna have to wait till the 2nd December So just trying to stay sane until then!

X

Hi how are you getting on? Sorry its taken so long to reply I had to stop myself from googling, coming on here as my anxiety was getting out of control. Have you managed to get an earlier appointment. I'm still very anxious but after a physio appointment and massage my shoulder pain has subsided some what so thats something although now I am back to been hyper aware of all aches/pains and prodding around my armpit and left boob.