Hi. I’m 21 and around 3 weeks ago I found a lump on my breast.
I immediately went to the doctors and he put me on some antibiotics as he thought it was a cyst but the antibiotics didn’t remove the lump (I couldn’t take them on the last two days due to side-effects) and he referred me to the breast clinic. The lump had gotten smaller and less red in the week I was taking them.
The lump has gotten smaller I think and there does appear to be a whitehead in the centre but I’ve never seen a spot last so long or have been impossible to pop. I didn’t manage to pop it this week (after a lot of trying in a mass panic) and some pus did come out but the lump is still the same. I thought it was fine but apparently pus can come out of tumours so now I am panicking again. I also have some breast pain and my nipples were sensitive for around a week so I have self-diagnosed myself a dozen times in the past month. I tend to get acne a lot and both of my breasts are covered in red dots that are spaced out but I put that down to acne and spots.
My family is telling me not to worry due to my age and the fact that the doctor wasn’t worried and it doesn’t sound serious but my anxiety and hypochondria makes me seriously panic.
I had another scare around two years ago where I found a lump and the doctor told me it was just a bit of fatty tissue so I can’t help but worry that she was wrong (she just did a breast examination and no actual tests)
My breast clinic appointment is in two weeks so I’ll get it checked there but I can’t help but panic. I’m supposed to be starting university next month so a part of me is refusing to plan for that incase I can’t go.
So sorry for the long paragraphs!