Hello Im new on here and I thought I was doing really well until the last few days and I just want to cry!
Ive been having some adnormal bleeding for a few months and my GP been great, done tests etc but needed my smear doing but she coulndt as it wasnt due and it got rejected! I have family history of cervical cancer and I carry the HPV virus giving me 90% chance of cervial/ovarian cancer. so to my surprise I get a letter from our primary care last week saying I could have my smear now instead of in a months time. During the last few months I felt a lump on right breast but only when I lay down so I put it to back of my mind with everything else going on - then last tuesday went for smear and casually mentioned to nurse about this lump saying you probably going to laugh and say ‘what lump’ next she got a doctor and they both said could feel lump, was a marble shape and about a .5 (whatever that means) then said you also have one on your left breast and lymph gland, however it feels different, the left one they said feels like glands - I cant even feel these lumps here myself! this was a 4:30 in the afternoon and they said we do a referral and you come under the ‘2 week rule’ next day at 9:30am hospital call to say my appoints for mon 10th feb. Im not sure what to expect at the appointment as the letter has come and just states appointment with a breast surgeon - so dont know what test they might do! I had a scare with this breast 3 years old when I had a black discharge from nipple, had a mammagram which was clear and told dont worry about it - now I keep thinking what if that was the start?? so to waffle just need to get off my chest as I dont want to worry family xx
Hi I am in a similar position to you. Went to doctor on Monday and have a further appointment on Friday as I have a lump. I am starting to get very nervous too. I work full time as a teacher so find my day is occupied with thinking about other things. But evening and when I wake up in the night are scary! It helps to talk to others on this board that know exactly how we are feeling. Keep positive! x
Hi Rosie and mumofthree,
I just wanted to say how sorry I am that you are having this scary time right now. Waiting is the worst time, as you have no idea what to expect and what will happen. Mumofthree, if your previous mammogram was clear, the chances are that the problem you had then had nothing to do with the lump you have now found.
This is the place to come and get things off your chest, cry, rant, all the things you don’t feel you can do with friends and family yet. So make use of us. We’ve all done it and felt the benefits.
Sending you both big hugs and best wishes. Good luck for Friday Rosie, I hope you both have a good outcome.
poemsgalore xx
Hi Rosie. I have an appointment on Friday too. Hope yours is all ok? I’ll come on Fri eve to see if uv posted?
Mum of 3, try not to worry… Which is rich coming from me as I’ve come on as I’m worried… Its easier to say it to someone else though isn’t it!!! I’ve had abnormal bleeding in past… I won’t go into it as I’m an anomaly all by myself!!! But I had CIN 2 and 3… So moderate to severe cell changes… Con 3 in basically cancer in situ… But had operation to remove those cells… 2 years later all fine. Hopefully that’s what you will have at most. Much more common is an ectropian cervix? Which is basically where the cervix is a bit inflamed…?
I’m sorry your going through two at once… But hopefully will all be clear and this is just a blip! X