Hi all…
Just looking for a little support… I found a lump in my left breast about 3 weeks ago and made the first available appointment which was almost a week later… I then got through an appointment for the breast clinic for this coming Monday, and am absolutely petrified that they will find it to be cancer. I feel like if I hear the words on Monday, I won’t see my little girl grow up- and I literally can’t stop feeling like it’s going to be bad news.
Does anyone else feel like this? Does anyone know what is likely to happen at the breast clinic, is it just an ultrasound?
The lump originally felt a bit bigger than a pea although I now think it feels bigger, but not sure if I’m imagining it. To me it feels like it doesn’t move, altho the doctor did say that it was mobile- it feels fairly hard and bumpy in texture but is so clearly a roundish ‘lump’ that I can’t help but think the worst.
It was quite tender when the doctor was pressing it and has been feeling a bit tender/painful since, which I originally took as the only small positive, but after reading I know that the ‘breast cancer doesn’t hurt’ is a myth.
Not sure really why I am posting as I know I just have to wait and see…but I’m too scared to let my hubby know just how worried I am as he’s recently lost his mum to cancer, so thought this would be the best place!xx
Hang on in there.
It is all very scary but it is in hand now.
Take someone with you to the breast clinic. Don’t go on your own.
I had a consultation, an ultrasound, mammograms and multiple biopsies. It was a long, hard, emotional day and as I didn’t know it was a one stop shop, I went on my own. Bad idea. You’ll need support whatever.
If you have biopsies, you won’t get results for usually 1-2 weeks.
With me, they pretty much knew then and there it was cancer, they just needed the biopsies to confirm it and I got introduced to a breast cancer nurse at the end. That was a shock and I was on my own and then had to drive home…don’t actually remember driving home.
If the worst happens and it is cancer, don’t forget, the survival rate for breast cancer is one of the best and you’ve got a ready made cheerleader - your little girl!
Hi Lollo,
I’m so sorry you are facing this anxiety but you’ve done the right thing. Most clinics are one stop shops but they all work a little differently. At mine I had an examination by a breast nurse specialist first and a mini ultra sound. I then had a mammo, full ultra sound and biopsy. It took about 90 minutes. I then had another examination by the consultant. In my case they told me then and there what they thought and I got the biopsy results 4 days later - there is a huge variation on this board as to the length of that wait.
I’m new to all this but a couple of things that might help. First I wholly echo what Orange said about taking someone. Secondly they only biopsied me because they found something suspicious, loads of women got chucked out of my clinic after the mammo. Thirdly they biopsy anything they can’t be sure of and that can be any number of things. Finally, it seems from here that some clinics tell you loads, others not. If you have a reticent clinic and you _want _to know then ask - it’s your right to know what they think.
best of luck.
Thank you both for replying… that’s really helpful if not a little scary :-(I wasn’t planning on taking anyone with me as I just didn’t realise it would (or could) be so involved- I’ve now made arrangements for my hubby to come so thank you.
Can’t stop crying…arghh! 