Hi I am new to this and really needed to lay my thoughts out to someone as i am unsure how i should be reacting I dont want to mention it to many of my friends so have only told my partner and my sister. a year ago I started having a sharp stapping pain in my armpit went to he doctor and she scould see or feel nothing so was told to take ibruprofen which i did ( to be honest i thought i was an age thing) I went back on wednesday as i had hurt my shoulder, looking at me she asked if i was wearing the correct bra as something didnt look right. that point i was being examined and have had an urgent referral to the local breast clinic. i appear to have a very swollen left boob and a pea lump in right one. I feel a bit silly getting stressed about this as i haven’t even been diagnosed yet or had my appointment at the clinic which is due on the 6th June. I keep thinking if i dont tell anyone then i wont have to tell so many people that there is nothing wrong and then I would have felt i would have wasted peoples time. please can someone tell me this is normal to feel this way. thanks laura xxxxxx
Hi Laura it is normal to feel the way you are feeling I’m due at the hospital on the 4th and I have only told a few people as I don’t want anyone to no anything until there is something to no… The ladies on here are great and the support is excellent, have you called the helpline they helped me a lot…it’s nice to talk to someone who knows how you are feeling xx
Thank you Cara no I haven’t called them yet may try them tomorrow I hope everything is ok with you on the 4th let me know how you get on x
Thanks Laura I will, this nice weather has lifted my worries just trying to keep busy and hopefully next week will fly bye…hope you are well, keep in touch and let me no how you are xx
Thanks cara there is so much going on over the next week so trying to keep busy too x
Always we should take seriously health issue and discussing with near and dear people. For finding proper treatment, discussing with others is very important. Because without proper knowledge, we can’t find out proper hospital or doctors.
Hi Lauraj,
I felt the same as you. Before my first appt earlier this week, I didn’t tell one single person, and went to see the consultant alone. Now I’m waiting for the results I have told my mum and a couple of close friends but that’s all. I also felt like I didn’t want to tell lots of people in case there turned out to be nothing wrong. But everyone’s different and if you feel like you need the support or to offload then you should. I kind of regret not doing that now, as the month leading up to my appointment was really really tough, and my best friend couldn’t believe I didn’t tell her and went through all that worrying on my own. Good luck with your appt and as Cara says above, best thing is to keep as busy as possible xx
Thank you For the advice everyone I have told a couple of friends who made it perfectly clear that if I hadn’t told them they would have been upset x