Hi Everyone, Just wanted to share my story: In the beginning of january my left breast started to hurt. It was a continuing, annoying pain that just wouldn’t go away. At the same time I felt a big lump, so of to my GP I went and I got an appointment for a mammography. The specialist saw the lump as well and he took a bit of tissue. Long story short, it was a fibroadenoma and, because of the pain I decided to have it removed. This was done 4 weeks ago and sadly the pain is still there 
. It is not on one spot, but it moves around. Sometimes it is in the breast, sometimes around the collarbone. So I called the hospital again and I have to come back tomorrow. It is stressing me out, I thought with the removal of the lump all would be done and dusted and I could continue my life without this immense dark cloud hovering over me. They say breastcancer rarely hurts, but I was silly enough to google this and, of course, found proof that tells otherwise. All sorts of things are going through my head from "my children won’t have any memories of me when I die " (they’re one and two years old and I lost my dad to cancer when I was 2,5 years old and have 0 memories of him) to looking up where to buy a wig. I know, dramatic isn’t it? But after 2,5 months of anxiety my thoughts are a bit…eh…dark.
Hi Jojo,
It’s always so difficult when the anxiety monster bites, sending your thoughts into a maelstrom of ‘what if’s’
You are right about google, it really is best avoided as Any breast symptom will eventually throw up bc, when it usually isn’t.
Anyway, it’s good you’ve been so proactive about it all & have an appointment to be checked out tomorrow.
As you’re only 4 weeks post surgery, some pain or discomfort from this is quite possible as the body would still be healing. Many women here report pain or discomfort post surgery for some time after.
All the best for tomorrow & if you want to, let us know how you get on.
ann x
Back from the specialist.
I explained my symptoms, he had a look and said “the mammogram was good, we removed the fibroadenoma…we can’t really do anything for you”.
It could be a muscular problem or…well, they don’t know.
I told him that it is at least special that I have been having this continious pain, that is has quite the impact on my daily activities (not that it is tender when I touch it, but the annoying,dull pain I have 24 hours a day gives stress to say the least) and I would like to have this sorted and taken seriously.
But no, good mammogram, good breast.
I have decided to get a second opinion.