Hi there ,
My names Zoe , I have a lump in my right breast which has been there for a while and I’ve had pain for a few months .
My GP referred me to breast clinic and I am having to wait three weeks due to summer holidays .
I am very stressed and anxious , I am having pains in all the areas of my upper body lymph nodes , my neck ,collarbone , arms and in rib cage .
I am very scared and have little support as my father died two months ago and my partner left two days after his death .
I usually talk to my mother about my troubles but she is grieving and cannot support me .
I have two boys 9 and 13 and am finding it hard to cope , I have lots of pain and it is always a reminder .
I am terrified I have secondary scanner as I have had similar symptoms but no lump 3 years back , I had a mammogram and initially they thought they had seen something but gave me another and said I had no Lump .
I am now scared it was almost undetectable then and now it has grown to a palpable size , It’s quite large and the oblong in shape lamb out an inch long and I’d guess a centimetre and a half wide , i Have been having strange sensations like my arms are swelling and tingling and I have a pain directly behind my lump in my back , all this is scaring me half to death and I still have 6 days to wait and have to keep going for boys . Now I am just praying I don’t have secondary cancer and it has spread to my lymph nodes etc . I hope I am creating some of these pains with my mind but I’ve never been ill before and am not usually to be found at my gp !
Has anyone here similar symptoms ?
Much love to everyone here
Hi I also have a lump in my left breast with pain in my back in one spot & under my arm. I’m into my second week of a 3 week wait for biopsy result. I don’t have any advice I’m afraid but just wanted to let you know I am feeling like you and are being strong for my family but the waiting is awful. Take care x
Zoe, you will get lots of supportive posts in due course, but it would be a good idea to ring the helpline, number at bottom of page. They will be able to answer your questions with authority and give good advice. Frog
Hi girls sorry can’t offer advice on what it might but once I found my lump from that day on I had pain in breast, back , shoulders you name it it ached my stress levels were through the roof . I was dx bc on the day of biopsy before results came back I realise now its because the surgeon was very experienced and could just tell… My pains all went when a plan was in progress I was worried about secondaries but we all do. Stress causes tension and that causes a lot of physical and mental pain…
Just remember not all lumps are bc there’s numerous other reasons. Unfortunately the waiting is the worst thing , for me it was worse than the dx… Hang on in their girls you’ve no choice really. Keep busy , it might all be ok and you will be able to move forward but if not remember its treatable and doable. Hope all ok for both of you. Don’t google I did and scared myself silly. Stay on here for info , fingers crossed for you both xx
I found a lump on a Friday evening. Typical. No help for two days. I’ve had a DCIS before so doctor on call insisted I see GP monday am. (When I was younger, I’d wait two weeks or until after a period.) Wouldn’t it be great if there were doctors who coud do ultrasound scans etc at weekends? Everything seems to stop for two days. I’m not going to go through the hell of the NHS waiting list. I’m going private.