Im new here. First about me im 25 my mom died if breast cancer after being mis diagnosed for 3yrs, she was 47 when she died and i was just turned 19. Anyway i was checking my breasts a week or so ago (dont know why i havent before) and when i raised my arms i had indentation under my right boob. My left boob has more pain in it and i noticed a few lumps all of which the dr confirmed. My armpits and arms hurt and ache. I feel like my armpits are swollen but cant feel lumps and it could just be fat. I am a slim girl but with 36H boobs. They got big when i gained weight but seemed like they grew bigger when i lost weight. In less than 6yrs ive gone from a 32F to a 36H. Anyway i have a mammogram on 6th aug and im so scared i have no family. My husband cant come as hes on army duty, so my best friend is coming. I know its 1 in 2000 but i also know young women are more likely to die from it. I had blood tests done before i found out about this and all came back clear. Sorry if im rambling on. Any advice would be great xx
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Hi Caligirl89. Ramble away! We do lots of that on here!
Finding changes and lumps in your breast and waiting for tests and results are really stressful times. It doesn’t make any difference to your stress levels to hear that the majority of those tests come do come back clear. Until you know, it’s a horrible time. The 6th august must seem like a lifetime away! Unlike your poor mum however, you are being taken seriously and getting checked early. Treatments have come a long way in the last few years too and prognosis’ are getting better and better. Hugs. Mel xx
Thank you Mel for writing back. Its just the whole “young women are more likely to die” that really scares me. Im soooo tempted to ask to have them removed and reconstructed but doubt they wont anyway. The 6th does feel like a life time away. Alls i can do is think the worse, i wish the pain would go away xx