Hello all.
I first noticed something was wrong about 5 weeks ago when I turned over in bed and had this pain in my right breast unlikely anything I’ve felt before - it’s really hard to explain, it was like being stabbed and wrenched all at the same time. It was excruciating. I couldn’t find anything so I put it out of my mind and carried on. Fast forward to last week when I noticed a dimple had appeared just above the nipple on the right side. That obviously concerned me and I noticed that if I looked at myself sideways on there is an extremely obvious large swelling above the dent stretching all the way towards my collar bone. There is no distinct lump. It’s a large area of hard, thickened tissue. It also hurts. I saw my GP on the 1st and she immediately referred me which obviously has me scared stupid. I received my appointment today - not until 14th. I honestly thought it would be sooner.
Has anybody had anything similar? I read plenty about lumps but not thickening. I would really like to hear from anyone who has had something like this - I’m already expecting the worst so don’t worry about giving me a bad story.
This is a great site by the way. Thank you for listening.
UPDATE I know, because I did it, that those waiting for appointments want to know what these posts turned out to be so I’m editing this one. Yes, mine was BC but a small, early one. So pain, whilst not common, can be
a sign. You don’t have to have a definite lump, mine couldn’t be felt. Get yourselves referred if you have ANY worries. Love Strudel X