Hello I am new here so this is my 1st post. I am a 32 year old mom of two. 2 weeks ago I noticed my right nipple was starting to invert which has never happened to me. I did not breast feed either of my children and my youngest is 2 so I’m pretty positive that has nothing to do with it. A few day later I noticed a lump on that same breast. I have a family history of BC so I immediately called my OB. I saw her last week and she was able to feel the lump I felt pretty quickly and also said she thought she could feel a smaller bb sized lump that I never even felt. She referred me to the breast center for a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. My appointment is this Wednesday. I am incredibly nervous. My family keeps saying to not worry and not think about it but how in the world do you not think about it?!
Hello April,
Welcome to the forum, we are all here for you. At the moment be kind to yourself and take one day at a time, I know this is very easy for me to say, I’m so pleased you have an appointment coming up very soon until then we have to wait and see what the outcome is.
Will be thinking of you and wishing you well going forward, fingers crossed for an excellent outcome.
Please come back and let us know how you’re getting on.
With the biggest hugs Tili
Welcome to the forum. I wish I could tell you how to manage anxiety. I’m taking a popular on line course myself. But-for sure-waiting is the hardest part of anything-especially this. Keep writing about your fears-this is a good place. There’s something about putting things in black and white. Uncertainty is most definitely one of the most difficult things to manage. Keep checking in-keep writing and keep us posted. Wishing nothing but the best.
The waiting bit is always hard. Try to do some things that make you happy to take your mind of things. Being outside is good too for the mind. A gentle walk, a run, a bit of gardening, whatever makes you happy and calms you down.
When you have your appointment bring a notebook with any questions that you may have. A quick calm to the helpline of Breast Cancer Now or Macmillan may also help - they are there for you.
With warmest wishes. Wednesday is just two days away now.
Update:
I had my mammogram and ultrasound yesterday. Both of my breasts were marked “extremely dense” so they were unable to find anything on the mammogram. The ultrasound ended up showing 2 “solid masses” that the Dr says are “probably benign” and marked them both as fibroadenoma. I am scheduled to come back for another ultrasound in 6 months but was told if the nipple inversion gets any worse or I develop any new symptoms to call and come back in sooner. I feel a lot better than I did before the appointment but of course I still have a little bit of worry since he used the words “probably benign” Just gonna keep an eye on it and continue as usual. Will update if anything changes otherwise I’ll update again in 6 months!