I’m 41 and have been prone to breast cysts, the 1st time I went to my drs with a lump I was referred to breast clinic, waited 2 weeks and in that 2 weeks drove myself potty by googling etc…attended my appointment and it was cysts, over the last 3 years I have been through the same thing twice, found lump, referal, cysts, had one lot drained and the last lot left as I have numerous cysts in both breasts some being quite large, here I am again, found lump which feels different to my cysts, went to the drs thinking I was going to be told probable cysts, referal etc but this time my dr has said it feels too hard to be a cyst so i’m back to going out of my mind!!! Has anyone else been through this??? I have my appointment for breast clinic week tuesday but really cant bear the waiting !!! 
Hi Annie
My story is different…but everyone on here will tell you that it is the waiting that is the worst part of it all. You have probably been told to distract yourself by keeping busy. If you can it will help - I couldn’t because I was too busy worrying! Once you know what you are dealing with and what they can do for you it all becomes more bearable.
Good luck and dont despair. Oh and keep busy!
Hugs
Kahren
Hi Annie
Sorry you have found yourself here, but it is the best place to be for support, advice and information.
I agree entirely with KahrenQ, everyone’s story is different and our minds go into overdrive and think the worst while we are waiting. Please don’t Google, this site and the Macmillan site is the best place to go for current info. Wishing you all the best for your appointment and sending (((BIG HUGS))). Please come back and let us know how you get on.
Love Poemsgalore xxx
Anniep I so hear you! Isn’t It awful. Like others have said though this is truly the worse part. Waiting and not knowing. Just wanted you to know you are not alone. I have 4 lumps in my left breast along with a few cysts chucked in there too! Have had mammo and scana and a FNA biopsy today. Still a haven’t got peace of mind after nearly 6/7 weeks now. Have another appt for core bopsy a week Monday. The waiting is jusT the pits!
Kahrenq, I so get what you say when people say to you stay busy. Impossible when u are busy worrying!! I find it utterly impossible cos I’m consumed with it. Stay on this site though and macmillian. You will get lots of support and advise.
Take care
sara x
Thank you to everyone…I strangely felt better after posting on here !! It just floored me when the dr said it was too hard to be a cyst…I’ve been in this situation 3 times b4 and only felt like this the 1st time as it was the unknown. I am very lucky to get an appointment so quick, so i’ll head towards that and hope for the best 
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It really helps doesn’t it posting on here. I wish you all the beat for your appt and fingers crossed it’s good news ! Stay in touch and let us know how you get On. In the meantime if you feel the need to let off steam then do it. It really does help xx
I’m similar to you - it’s always been cysts with me before this time. This time, they did a FNA which they said was fine, then when I went back to be discharged, they did another FNA as the lump was still there and it showed ‘atypical cells’ so I’m having the lump removed under general anaesthetic a week today, and the consultant’s said that if the lump (which feels benign) doesn’t explain the atypical result then they’ll have to keep investigating. There’s 100 questions I wish I’d asked going round my head and I can’t find anyone who’s had a similar story so I’ve no idea what to expect… I’m beside myself with worry now…
Sorry, didn’t mean to go on and hope you get on ok at your appointment, and yes, the waiting is definitely the worst, I’ve been waiting since November to know what’s wrong with me!
Thanks again everyone…I’m trying to deal with day to day stuff, but if I was able to stay in bed all day then I would !!! LOL…chance would be a fine thing 
. I’m just hoping that its one of my cysts that I didn’t have drained last time I went, {about 15 mths ago} that has come to the surface, not sure if this happens or not. I had about 11 cysts between both boobs and left them as the dr said a few were quite big and as I’d just bought some new 36c bras i didnt want to have to take them back for size 32a !!! 
. Has anyone had recurring cysts and then cancer diagnosis ?? xx
I hesitated to answer this question, as I didn’t want to add to your concern, but you have asked twice now, and yes. My story was similar to yours.
I started noticing lumps in my late thirties (?), and had large cysts drained twice. The first time I was really distressed and anxious but someone at work was telling me she had the same thing, and it wasn’t unusual etc, but you should always get them checked if they lasted more than one cycle.
I later heard she went on to have a mastectomy for breast cancer!
So bearing in mind her story, when I found a lump last September, I thought it was another cyst. I was then 52, and one year post menopausal. It felt just the same to me, and I wasn’t worried AT ALL, but overdue anyway for a mammogram, so I booked one. I didn’t even tell my GP! (lol). But as I had felt a lump, the imaging centre also booked me for an ultrasound. Then, when they saw that, they proceeded to a core biopsy … That’s when I realised it was not “just another cyst”, although it did have a cystic part to it.
I was told it was very unusual to have a “cancerous” cyst. So maybe my case is very unusual!!
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you, but if it turns out not to be good news you will have all the support in the world from the lovely ladies right here on this site!
Thank you Morwenna…as I said, been here 3 times just accepted cysts 2nd and 3rd time so got on with it…it’s amazing how a sentence from the dr can change your way of thinking…my friend who dyes my hair also commented that my hair had gone thinner b4 i found the lump so of course i’m putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with allsorts !!! I will be out of the waiting room in a few days, maybe into another one, maybe back to normal I know each persons story is different but this waiting is unbearable !! Take care morwenna xx