Hi all
Been prodding and poking again and just found another lump although this one feels more like a mass than a lump and has something different than the other one, I can only describe it like this…you know when a trees roots are coming out of the ground? its like that, can’t explain it any differently, this one is closer to my armpit too, god I wish the 23rd would hurry up and get here, just when I think I’m becoming less paranoid this happens.
Debbi xx
Sorry to hear you have found another lump, and it could be nothing BUT i think you should be seen straight away. I dont know procedures in the UK, but waiting till the 23rd will seem like an eternity to you. As you can feel something else cant you call your GP and tell him/her, maybe they can get you in tomorrow. I would kick up a stink and if you were my daughter i would frog march you there and not leave till you have been seen.
Oh Debbi,best to get it checked out.I know what you mean,it’s hard not to prod and poke,this waiting is enough to send you over the edge.My emotions are all over the place,and I find it so hard keeping focused on work.Take care loads of ((((Hugs))))
Jacqui
Thanks for the replies
Had to go out soon after posting and have been busy so my mind hasn’t been on it too much
I feel even more scared now, although when I have thought about it today I’ve told myself it must just be my imagination, I know the mind plays tricks but theres definitely something else there, I’ll have another check later and if I feel the same thing I’ll be phoning the doctor in the morning, I thought I was beginning to calm down a bit too.
The frog marching thing made me giggle pineapple lol
Thanks again
Take care both of you
Debbi xx
Glad you liked that Debbie, its nothing to do with living in France you understand…wink wink. Thats what my onc did to me when i went in for my 3rd chemo to tell him i wasnt having it, he got hopld of my arm and frog marched me down the corridoor telling me he would give me something to ‘calm me down for the next one’ - i think he was trying to tell me i was being a drama queen.
I didnt want to scare you but in this day and age i believe we are all responsible for our own health (as far as getting treatment goes) and we have to take a stand and not to get fobbed off- we need to fight for getting the best treatment we can.
Please phone and dont except having to wait till 23rd!!!onwards and upwards!
shirl X
Hi again
Just to let you know, my doctor has just phoned (couldn’t speak to her this morning), anyway, she said that theres no point in her seeing me as she would only be able to determine if there was something there or not which I understand, and seeing as I already have an appointment the only thing she can do is ring the clinic, explain the situation and ask them to call me should there be any cancellations and see me sooner than the 23rd, I’m fine with this and have slapped myself with a wet fish in the hope I will snap out of this awful downer I’ve been on.
Debbi xx
Hi Debbi
Don’t give yourself such a hard time - you are bound to be nervous, the waiting is horrendous !
Lets hope you get a cancellation and get seen before the 23rd - if not, try not to worry (I know it’s not easy!). Whatever the outcome, we’re here for you.
Got everything crossed for you, so please let us know how you get on.
much love
Julie xx
Hi Debbi,
i hope you are feeling ok… Nerves are hell when you are waiting for appointment. I have to see my plastic surgeon on the 26th nxt fri and it feels like hell u want it to hurry up and come but on the other hand you don’t if you know what i mean. I am waiting for a mastectomy and blimey the waiting is doin my head in more than the thought of the op itself… Well i have my fingers crossed for u and wish u lots of luck let me know how it goes…
Take care
Michelle
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Hi Debbie,
Hope you’re feeling a little better today. I have what you are describing in my left breast. They reckon that its glandular tissue. Does it feel quite tender sometimes? Mine does occasionally, and at other times its actually quite painful. I have another lump in that breast which I cant feel, but they found with the unltrasound and cant have it biopsied because of where it is. Going in on 29th Oct for 2nd lumpectomy on both breasts.
I know all this waiting is pure hell, and no matter how many times we say “try not to worry” you still will do, its only natural! I cant obviously say it is glandular tissue, but it does sound very similar to mine, hope this gives you some reassurance.
Just to describe mine to see if there are any similarities, it feels like a slightly firm sponge rather than a solid mass, and in the direction of going into the breast, I can feel a small tube like thing going into my breast, does this sound familiar??
Heidi x
Hi Heidi
I’m feeling alot better thanks, in answer to your questions, its not tender at all, no matter how much I mess with it, its very hard and and lumpy, about the size of £2 coin, more of a mass than a lump, the rooty thing seems to point in the direction of my cleavage. I’m almost convinced (after initially finding it) that its just breast tissue or something harmless like that, I’m sure I’m just panicking over nothing and I’m sure alot of women are the same after finding a lump, every little twinge, lump and bump found after the initial lump is all connected in some way but as I said, I’ve calmed down enough to be able to rationalise and think sensibly which I’m pleased about because I’m sure I’d have myself dead and buried before I even got to the clinic if I couldn’t : ).
Thanks again and I hope all goes well for you.
Debbi xx
Debbie
I agree with you, I am obssesed with checking my remaining breast… every time I check I can feel a different duct and lob… as a nurse I should know better than doing this… but I am worried it will return, as I don’t think I could face chemo again!
In fact, just last night I found a lump in my arm pit and the area has been aching for about a week, no doubt just an inflammed lymph gland so I shall wait until I see my Onc in two weeks.
I do hope you get on ok at your appointment.
Lynn x