Hi, I posted a week or so ago saying I’d had a clear mammogram in May (family history) but was experiencing breast pain and unsure whether to investigate. Thank you to those who replied and said I should go & see someone!
I am fortunate to have private health care and went to the clinic on Thursday evening. Consultant examined me and could feel something and see a slight flattening of the nipple in right breast. I had multiple mammograms and an ultrasound and unfortunately they’ve found a mass. They took biopsies, I’ve got an MRI on Tuesday and then back to see consultant on Thurs for results and way forward. What upset me most was that I’ve got a breast cancer nurse assigned to me - she is wonderful, but the fact she’s been assigned and is giving me advice etc makes me feel like it’s a foregone conclusion that it’s cancer. Has anyone else had this and then it’s turned out to be nothing to worry about??
glad you got checked over, do phone the number on here and speak to a nurse if you can and also post in the ask the nurse section I’m sure others will be along with support and advise do keep reaching out on here, we’re all here and will listen and help while you wait to find out what’s going on and getting a diagnosis or not 
Shi xx
Fingers crossed for you , breast care nurses offer support to anyone with breast related issues that attend the clinic . I hope you get positive news. Lots of support here if you need it .
Yes people have been told they probably have cancer and it doesn’t turn out to be that all the time. Do you happen to have your Bi-rads score? That will clue you in to how likely they think it is that you will have a benign mass. At any rate I’m glad to read this process seems to be going quickly to you. This will be the hardest part regardless of what ends up happening. Waiting is just excruciating. But know you’ve got plenty of support.
No idea what a bi-rads score is I’m afraid! Just a waiting game! 
Hello
Sorry you are going through all this.
I was also taken aback when the bc nurse was assigned to me while I was waiting for the biopsy results. The results were positive so in a way it was helpful to have her availability during that period already.
I think it is a preventative measure to help patients cope with the mental health side of this change in their life, because everything goes quickly between diagnosis/results day and the beginning of treatment.
If your biopsy result is negative then you can celebrate and appreciate the work she has done during this waiting period.
Hope all turns out well for you.
@anonaug23 your comment about having a BC nurse assigned resonated with me , as I felt similar wondering why that was happening at my first ever Mammogram appointment. My diagnosis journey took longer than yours but it involved, mammogram, multiple ultrasounds, MRI, and multiple biopsies; It is a rollercoaster and while mine was identified as BC very early, its never a forgone conclusion until you get the pathology results. The waiting is certainly one of the most difficult parts, focusing my mind on other things & distraction was helpful for me during every point where I had to wait for results.
Hoping all turns out well for you. xx
A breast cancer nurse is always assigned if you are having further investigations, it doesn’t mean you have breast cancer, they won’t know until you get all your results. I had one assigned after my biopsy and I used the nurse breast cancer telephone line a few times when waiting for my results which came back as a benign mass. Its reassuring to have someone on the end of a phone line if you have any questions while you are waiting. Good luck.
At my first appointment, they told me before they even got the ultrasound out that it was cancer. They could see from the mammogram clearly and then they scanned me with ultrasound and did biopsies and told me about the tumour and the nodes they could see. They grade their level of concern when they send it off as Unlikely, Possibly, Unsure, Likely, Definitely. There’s an actual score but I can’t remember the name of it! I had a Likely not be cancer but it was only because I have breast cancer that it became likely rather than unsure.
You are in the worst bit. Lean on the BC nurse, they are the angels of the world. Even if it’s not cancer, you have experienced a huge trauma in this waiting game. X