Not sure which section to post in so decided on a couple of sections … I was diagnosed 4 years ago with breast cancer in my right breat - had surgery and radiotheraphy and am still on tamoxifen. Had a sore nipple for a couple of days and on investigation on Saturday I discovered a small pea sized lump in my left breast immediately to the right of my nipple … spoke to the breast care nurse yesterday and she was able to get me in to the clinic today, consultant confirmed that there is a small lump but says it feels quite smooth so possibly a cyst (they said that last time so I’m not getting too complacent) … mammo is booked for tomorrow and u/scound for next Tuesday.
My question is, if it is another tumour is this likely to be a new primary or would it be classed as a secondary?
Hi lilacblushes,
really sorry to hear you have this worry all over again and fingers crossed they are right and that there will be good news for you. Surely they must be right sometimes! I mainly just posted because I noticed that you had not had any replies. I thought secondaries were always when it was outside of the breast but that may not always be the case. I know some types of BC like lobular have a slightly higher risk of returning on the other side. Good luck for tomorrow and cyber hugs for all the worrying time waiting to hear
Lily x
Hi Lilacblushes
I am sorry to read that you have this worry again, would it help to call our helpline for a chat about your query regarding primary/secondary, the lines are open now on 0808 800 6000
Take care
Lucy
Hi Hun, I can’t help you with medical question I’m afraid. I just want you to know there are people out there thinking of you…good luck!x
thanks for the replies, I saw the consultant on Tuesday and he confirmed that there is indeed a small lump in my good boob which needed invesitgating, the up side is that it feels smooth so he thinks it might be a cyst … however the last one was a cyst until they stuck a needle into it to drain it and they doscovered it was solid. Mammo was done yesterday - so today my right boob (the previously poorly one which has had surgery and rads) feels like it’s been at the receiving end of a sharp kick from a very large elehpant (yes I did become concious that I was sitting at my desk rubbing it - goodness knows what my colleagues thought about that!)
Back for result of mammo and to have ultrasound etc next Tuesday and remaining calm whilst swearing a lot meanwhile
Hi,
wish someone would shoot that bloody elephant, it seems to get so many people ;). Loved the boob rubbing as I was always caught hand down my shirt checking and then made everyone do the same with worry! Its a pig to have to wait and wonder but got everything crossed that you are waiting for good news and that they are right this time.Good luck.
Hugs
Lily x
yeah I agree about the elephant … shoud be shot on sight! lol - last time round during rads I got to the stage where I was getting sharp shooting pains in my boob and it always happened at the most inappropriate times, like in the queue at asda and I would let you a bit of a yelp and my hand would instinctively shoot up and grab my boob, was funny at times seeing the look on other ppls faces.
I’m trying not to think too much about the fact that it’s very much like ‘here we go again’ and am concentrating on cysts and fatty lumps … am due to go in for recon at the end of April and I am going to be well peeved if I have to delay and ak if the PS is running a 2 for 1 offer at a later date
Love the ASDA story. I am 13 out of 15 rads complete and can really relate to it!
I was sat in the car today holding my boob and looked up to see a lorry driver stopped in traffic next to me watching!
I hope you get a good outcome this time.
oh poor you - I remember being at about 13 out of 30 rads and attending my friends wedding, all glammed up in my finery and my whole upper right side was bright red … went well with the black and silver dress I was wearing… not approriate to rub your boob in a catholic church when the priest is half way through the service.
D-day tomorrow - I’m banking on the breast care nurse not being in the consulting room cos if she is then I know I’m in the clag!
Had a bit of a poke about earlier and yep, it’s still there … don’t think it’s still only 8mmm in size tho … it’s grown to about the size of Edinburgh now… really quite impressive for an almost b-cup on a good day boob… if it turns out to be a cyst and they want to drain it they better have a 10 gallon drum on standby.
Am still of the mind that I’m gonna be well peeved if it’s something nasty and I have to cancel my recon date - I am booked in with a very very good plastic surgeon for liposculpture and lets face it, it’s not every day you get offered a tummy tuck and a boob job on the nhs … if worst comes to worst I suppose I can ask if he will delay me and do a 2 for 1 deal like they do in asda
Hi lilacblushes
I just wanted to wish you luck fingers crossed for you x
Love the story about Asda i found myself doing the same in a different supermarket its not a great for the customers is it!
tina123
couldn’t update sooner as internet connection was down… went to hospital on Tuesday and was told that the mammogram confirmed a solid tissue mass, had ultra-sound - 1 solid mass and several cysts of varying sizes … some cysts were fairly large so they drained them whilst I was there (when they got to the 3rd I wishes they would stop for fear of draining my entire not quite b-cup sized boob and also the fact that I was starting to feel like a pincushion!) … anyways, biopsy taken of the solid lump and I was packed off home to await further news although they did say that they didn’t think it was too sinister. Got a call this morning to let me know that the lab results were back and the lump is benign … relief is not a big enough word to describe how I felt at the news… I’ve been at work today with a huge smile on my face - I work in the Debt enforcement team at the Child Support Agency and even when people were shouting and swearing at my over the phone I was still sitting there grinning like the village idiot!
I’ve decided I’m not going to have any more lumps in my boobs - one malignant and one benign is enough for me thanks very much.
Thanks to all who expressed support, and thanks to BCC for this site, it’s guaranteed support when you need it. I used the site a lot when I was diagnosed 4 years ago and going through my treatment and sort of drifted away a while after my rads etc finished, I think I got to a point where I was ready to put the whole cancer thing behind me and move on - never quite forgetting and never getting truely back to what or who I was before the cancer but it became less of a part of me. Coming back on was like re-wind 4 years and it was actually quite difficult, but the support was there immediately and I actually feel quite guilty for not popping in every so often to support those who are here now.
I truely wish every single one of you here the very best result and would love to think that everyone gets the news that they do not have cancer, completely unlikely I know, and for those who don;t get the all clear at this stage I wish you all the best in your treatment, none of it is pleasant and at times you will feel like there is no end to the hospital visits and the prodding and poking and all the other nasty crap that goes with it, but grit your teeth, swear as much as you need, shout and scream if it helps and fight with everything you have got. I beat it first time round and I would do it all over again if I had to … I’ve got family and friends and so much I want to do, like win the lottery 
one thing I haven’t mentioned is that 2 years after I was diagnosed my Mam was diagnosed. My Mam hadn’t found her lump but it was detected on a routine mammogram (she’s over 50 so is in the routine screening program) thankfully it was very small and very early and after surgery and 20 rads she is doing well. When we got the news that Mam had been diagnosed it was actually harder for me to cope with than when it was my, perhaps cos I had been through the treatment myself and knew the benefits and the pitfalls I was harder for me to think of my Mam going through it, on the up side I was able to give her hints and tips on how to deal with side effects from a patient point of view … not taking away form the medical staff, but there are times when the best advice comes from someone who’s been in that situation before.
Having been on the cancer trail from both ends I know how hard it is for family and friends to cope as well as the patient … it’s tough for all of us, so I want to say respect to anyone who’s there supporting family members or friends who are waiting for test results, or have been diagnosed and are in treatment. This site is not just about the patient, there’s amazing support for the BCC staff and the members for everyone so use it as much as you need. The biggest thing I learned in the last 4 years on here is there is no such thing as a stupid question … lots of people use humour to get them through the hard times, and there’s a fair amount of wine thrown into the mix too … personally I prefer chocolate, some people find a combination of wine and chocolate is the answer
Hi Lilac,
so glad to hear they were right this time Good for you and congrats and nice to hear a happy end to a story although I am sure having the procedure done and the stress before and waiting after was a really tough time.You don’t need to win the lottery now, you just did
Lily x