Hi. Im a 27 year old female. Since maybe highschool or college (can really remember) but i know its been years minimun 5 ive had a lump in the inner low side or my keft breast. Since it has always move around i figure it was something bening and never thought much of it. So recently i develped a little hump on my tibia and went to the doctor who said i must have bumped myself or somethimg. But i got paranoic thinking it was soft tissue sarcoma. Then i remembered the bump in my breast and have been touching it ever since. Im super scared its cancer already metastized it feels the size of a jelly bean more oval bean shape than super round.i cant go to the doctor until one month. Any advised would be really appreciated. I feel my days are counted. =,(
Take it steady Midna - even if you have got cancer your days certainly aren’t numbered! Breast cancer is one of the most easily treated of cancers and there are 81 year olds around who had it 25 years ago and are still going strong! One question - why can’t you see the doctor for a month? If you tell them that it is breast-related you should get a quick appointment and then a quick referral to the breast clinic. Are you in UK? Your mention of High School makes me wonder if you are in the US, where perhaps appointment systems are different? There are many breast conditions that are benign - not cancerous - and your age makes it more likely than not that it isn’t cancer, so deep breath and focus on getting a doctor’s appointment sooner rather than later. You don’t want to be worrying for longer than you need to, then if it is a cyst or something you’ll have your mind put at rest, and if in the unkiley event it is cancer, you’ll get treatment to knock it on its head. All the best.xxxxx.
I have a problem with my insurance right now and dont have money. Im in the us.
Im scared cuz the lump has been there for years and years. It doesnt feel bigger in fact slightly smaller but more oval shaped . But im scared after so many years its too late for me and it has already spread all over
Hi Midna, big deep breaths, girl. Let’s think about this. You’ve had it for years and it hasn’t got any bigger, you’re very young for it to be cancer, and your doctor thinks it’s benign. I wonder if you’ve been using Google and your mind has gone into overdrive? Also, don’t prod and poke at it. It will make your breast sore. If you don’t have health insurance then you need to get yourself to a women’s clinic. (Doesn’t Obama care give you some basics? ) They have vast experience in dealing with these type of situations and should be able to put your mind at rest. Good luck. X
No doctor has checked it. I had a really bad breast exam once 2 years ago and she just touched my breast just a mater of seconds. The lump i had looked at by a docotr was the one that appeared on my leg, tibia which made me remember about my breast lump and i started thinking it was all conected and the lump of my leg was breast cancer metastized =,( i did googled it and since its really movebable a part of me wants to believe its prob. Nothing but since i cant tell if its completely round or more bean shaped im scared. My breasts are pretty small (big a, small b) but the lump is best felt when i lie down and put my arm back of head. Im really scared . Is it posible it already spread and i have less than 3 or 6 months to live?
Thanks to all of you for helping me. I do have anxiety specially after some other health issues and im on antidepressant. When im worried i usually post on an anxiety forum cuz i dont want to waste other person time or anything. But this lump Is scarying me more specially because its not a round ball. I cant tell the whole shape like on the side i can touch it is rounded but like a bean. The part against my chest wall i dont know. I try grabbing it but can cuz it just slips away.
You guys are so nice. Im really thankfull right now im an emotional mess. I dont have a baby of my own but i have a 2 yearold nephew i love and care for like my own and i really want to see him grow.
Sorry if ask to much. If i do hapoen to have bc and its on my chest wall is it treatable?
Logic tells me that a cancerous lump will not stay the same size for years …I’m not a medic but I doubt any cancer can lay dormant for years…and the hump on your tibia is most probably the result of a bump or knock you’ve had. Quit worrying but try to get the Doctor to see you asap, just to put your mind at rest. We really have to thank our NHS xxxx
Hi Midna,
I’m not so familiar with your health system but doesn’t Planned Parenthood do breast exams as well as other sexual health matters? A quick google suggests it does for reduced fees if you don’t have any insurance. Any chance you could get to one of these centres?
As the others have said, it’s very unlikely to be cancer at your age and having had the lump for so long without any growth but I do understand it’s hard not to let your mind keep wandering is it? As someone has already mentioned, try not to poke and prod it because it does make it sore and you’ll only start worrying more. Easier said than done I know.
Sorry you are having to go through all this anxiety. Stick around and keep talking to us.
Ruth xx
Hi Midna,
you sound a little like me! ifind that every now and then several things come up for me at once…I now take myself in hand…I make a list…sometimes its a very long list, because I am an ex health professional and can really imagine soooo many things…after making my list, I look at it and say to myself, well, I just cant have ALL of these, surely? And often that does it for me-takes the worry right down!
however, …all these things do feel very real and actually, it makes sense to check some of them out. Just to. Make sure and to reassure yourself.
as for your chest lump, I have had a few ‘fatty’ lumps in my midriff, fatty lumps ( lipomas) do move about, so possibly that might be an option? But as. The others say…a cancer usually grows bigger over time.
depression does make us more likely to think worst case scenario xx
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