Hello Everyone,
I’m 26 & I’ve got an appointment at the breast clinic on friday after 2 trips to the GP - I’ve not felt a discrete lump as such, but a “lumpy area” on my left breast and a kind of thickening. I also started off with what just felt like discomfort, just didn’t feel “right” and has now progressed on to a fairly constant, low level pain. I’ve been told that I will have an ultrasound and possibly an FNA and that I should get the results on the day, so hopefuly will not have to wait too long to find out.
Doctor says she doesn’t think it is too much to worry about (and initially neither did I, but you know how the imagination goes into overdrive) but my mum has had breast cancer twice, at 41 and 50, so it’s just a precaution.
I’ve talked to my boss about it, who was so nice it freaked me out, and my boyfriend who is wonderful and has taken the afternoon off work to go with me to the clinic, but am worried about telling my parents, as my mum is understandably not to well placed to deal with such possibilities. I know I need to tell them before friday, as on the off chance that it is bad news I don’t want to completely blind-side them with it.
I thought I was ok about it all but as the appointment gets closer (and I was shocked at how quickly my appointment came through, within 10 days, which I know should be reassuring but made me think there’s more to be concerned about!) I’m finding that I’m having a lot of wobbles, and feel like I might cry a lot of the time. I’m trying not to be a wuss, as I know it’s 90 percent likely to be benign, but I’m really struggling.
I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this week without going mad! xx
Hi
I can understand you worrying. I had one breast lump removed about 4 years ago which was benign and another one removed 4 weeks ago which was also benign, but I went through the worry before the tests and the op, so understand how you feel, as does everyone on this site.
I have found two more so am getting them checked this Thursday, but as everyone says most lumps have other causes other than cancer so try not to worry too much. With your mum’s history I know you will feel worse, but you have done the right thing getting checked out and I hope they can relive you worries.
Everyone here is very kind and supportive whether they have had cancer or not they all understand how worrying finding any lump can be.
Take care and let me know how you get on
Julie
Bex sorry to hear you have a lump, I know how you feel its very scary.
My mum was dx with breast cancer on the 7th March this year and didn’t tell us until after it was dx. I am glad she didnt tell me before as it would have just made me worry all the more. As you say the chances of your lump being cancer are very low, and if it hopefully turns out to be nothing you won’t have to worry your mum at all. I know its hard and you are probably really desperate to tell her and get her support, but if you think she is going to take it badly, maybe it would be better not to tell her until you have too. I don’t think tellling her blind if you did have bc, would be any less a shock for her if you had warned her the day or two before. As I said to my mum after she told me she had it, thank you for not telling me before you knew for sure as I know it would have been hell as the waiting as we all say on here is the worse bit.
I unfortunately have a lump too. I had a fna and core biopsy. I went to the one stop clinic, but had to wait a week for those results as I guess they need to look at them in stages. Unfortunately my biopsies came back with abnormal cells. They have to get the lump out to find out for sure what it is. At first I was happy that the lump was not cancer, but I have since spoken to the nurses at the hospital and been told that they can’t rule this out for sure until he lump is out and looked at properly. I have my surgery next Friday. The waiting is sheer hell. I have then been told it will be a further two weeks until they get the results from this.
I am really not a patient person and I suffer from anxiety, but amazingly you do cope, you have no choice, but the strength to cope with the waiting comes from within!
I really hope you get the all clear, fingers crossed.
J xxx
hi bex
i hope everything goes well for u and u get good results,take care.
maria
Hi Bex
Good luck for friday, if you need to talk in the meantime we are here.
Yvonne xx
Thanks ladies 
Actually ended up telling my mum tonight, because she started hassling me about something and I, being in an obviously calm and rational state, flew off the handle and told her I didn’t want to talk about it. My dad spoke to me and asked me what was going on, I explained to him & got upset, he said that he would get off the phone and let me calm down and that mum would call me back.
Mum was brilliant and was really calm about it all, talked me through what had happened when she went for tests and told me about when she went back a few years ago with breast pain, and was reassured that it was nothing untoward and that it very rarely is a symptom of something too serious.
Feeling better about it now I’ve spoken to them, it would have been difficult not to as I was due to go to see them on Friday night but don’t think I wil fancy 2 hours on a rush hour train after spending the afternoon in hospital.
Going to try to put it out of my head now (easier said than done!) thank you for your support, will let you know how I get on xxx
Urgh so I have proved that my body can’t cope with stress - woke up this morning with a rash all over my arms and have very shaky legs!! Will have to toughen up a bit before friday or I’m not going to get through the door of the clinic! 
Good news - benign breast change with glandular cysts (in both…only felt them in one tho)
Had a physical examination then an ultrasound (which I saw, looks very strange!), I now have giant biro circles on my boobs (thinking of drawing smiley faces in them) all fine and nothing untoward.
The staff there were so nice & reassuring, I burst into tears when I got taken through just because I’d got myself so wound up but everyone was so kind.
Thank you so much to everyone who’s replied to my posts, it’s been so helpful to be able to come here & talk, as I’ve felt like I haven’t wanted to worry my family or boyfriend by letting them know how worried I was, it’s been such a relief to have somewhere I could talk openly.
I will check back to see how you are all doing, good luck to anyone waiting for results xxxx
Fantastic news Bex! keep in touch xxxx