Hi, I have been back to the doctor today after first going about a lump back in nov, I have seen 2 different doctors who both sent be home saying it was fine then saw a different one today who said I have a 5cm lump but not to worry & is sending me to have it checked.
I can feel what feels like a small rubbery lump but nothing as back as 5cm!!! 'oh well lets wait and see how long it takes to be seen?
Hi Twinmum
Maybe he meant 5mm? As you say, just wait for the appointment, but keep on top of it. Breast lumps are dealt with quickly once you’re referred, so if you haven’t heard from the clinic with an appointment date by middle of next week, give your GP a call to make sure he’s actually made the referral, or give the clinic a call direct. You want to know about this sooner rather than later, particularly if it’s nothing and you can go celebrate! 
Carole thank you for your reply but i saw the Doctor type 5cm on the letter she was sending out & on my records.
I must say i was surprised when she said it was that big the lump to me wasn’t that big.I’m trying not to worry to much as there is no family history of cancer of any sort so hopefully it’s just a silly lump.
That’s the attitude! To be honest the GP isn’t really in a position to tell. You need the breast clinic docs, mammogram, and if necessary ultrasound to get a proper profile. So stay positive, but stay open to another result too just in the back of your mind. I only say that so that if the worst came you wouldn’t be totally broadsided. However, as you say, no history, so let’s keep fingers crossed and just carry on as normal. Let me know how it goes, and if you have any questions about the process, I’m happy to help if I can. I’ve done the mammo, ultra, biopsy, surgery, and am now on chemo. You’re not going there! But the whole waiting for results thing can be a pain, so feel free to chat.
Carole
Hi Twinmum,
I also hope that you don’t have to go there! CaroleD has already given you some good advice. I just wanted to say something about the size thing…. My lump, though cancerous, was also made up of healthy tissue pressing around it, so it appeared larger on initial examination. So I wouldn’t dwell too much on the measurement you’ve just been given.Focus your energy on making sure that you are seen promptly. Hope that helps you a bit while you are waiting. I do hope that you get your appt. soon and that everything works out well for you.
Lomalinda XXX
thanks ladies, kind of both of you to reply.
I’m finding it hard to talk to my hubby & his sister as their mum died of lung cancer following on from breast cancer 5 years earlier so i know it’s a bit close to home for them both. when i first found the lump my hubby was really good, he was cuddling me all the time & asked how i was etc, now that i’ve been referred he’s gone all quite & hardly said a word, i know he has spoke to his sister because she texted me & offered to have a chat should i need it.
I’m staying positive as i have 6 years old twins, they were born 12 weeks early so i’m trying to think we have had our fair amount of health problems.
thanks again xx
got my letter today & phoned to make appointment, have got one for
March 24th, a long wait ahead, but looking at it as a good sign that i can wait that long to be seen,
didn’t sleep well last night & have a sick feeling all the time.x
The waiting is the hard part, but you’ll find it easier as time goes by. Be kind to yourself, and expect to feel down and worried, but don’t let that consume you.
Give hubby time too. I’m sure he’ll open up again once he’s has some time to turn it over in his own head. Maybe you could chat to his sister as she suggested. She’ll probably pass it on to him again, and that might help him deal with it.
Hello my love, it’s me from Twinsclub. Keep posting - I know you’ve got a long wait and you’ll find you can say things here that maybe you couldn’t voice to nearest and dearest. There will always be somebody who has gone through or is going through what you’re feeling (me, for example!).
I too am wondering how your GP could have been so specific re size - I wasn’t told anything about the size of mine until I’d had the mammogram and ultrasound.
HI! I have just undergone that process. Was diagnosed with breast cancer on my first mamogram, did not know what hit me. This was in early January 09. I am a week on from my breast op today. Physically doing good. So i suppose it depends on where you live, but i went through really quick, hope this is so for you. Freesbird.
hi twinmum - I have been reading your posts and just wanted to say hello - yes the waiting is torture…I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and just waiting to start chemo - when boob/arm allow - seeing the oncologist today…take care and keep the pecker up girl!..mary x
hi freesbird - you’re getting there and yes you’re right it takes you a while to get your head round things…where are you from? Mary x
At last only a week to go. feeling good at the moment that the answer will be good. worried about wasting there time but know if i don’t go i will never know what the answer is.
still have the lump, pain in underarm/back & breast area around the lump. fell alseep in the afternoon which i have never done, not even when my twins were babies so a bit shocked but maybe that’s down to the way i’m sleeping, not great brain working overtime when sleeping.
been reading all the posts since i got my appointment hoping to find an answer !!! how silly is that?
Hi twinmum
Its true the waiting is the worst time. I have just had op and node biopsy and now waiting for results. Like you when I was waiting to go for 2nd screening I came on this site & found myself trying to look for answers. I tried to compare my lump (16mm) with others & sometimes I felt relieved that others had larger lumps and they were ok, but then I would read of someone with a smaller lump who has had to go the whole hog. Makes no sense so I soon realised that even though we share a lot of similarities with our experiences of this, we are also all very different. Big lumps, small lumps, pain, no pain, etc. I eventually found that I got most out of the site through the support that people offered just by the fact that there is a massive understanding about what we go through at the various stages. I think what I am trying to say is - dont torture yourself. There is no getting away from the waiting & thats torture enough for anyone. Come on in and say how you feel & as things progress or not, as the case maybe, there will be someone here to share with. Hope this makes some sense. Wishing you the very best of luck for your appointment - XXXXX NB I know what you mean about keep feeling sick. Awful innit!!!X
Twinmum - By the way, you are never wasting anyones time in situations like this so dont even go there X
hi twinmum - I feel for you as it seems an age since you first came on here - but we’re all here for you as you know if it turns out to be not the best news and you’ll have so much support, and we’ll be behind you sending encouragement for next week…take care, mary x
Hi twinmum,im with you here,my appointment is also 24th march.I am going out of my mind with worry.I have a 2 yr old and a 1 yr old as well as older children,i have no energy at all,im in a daze,almost fainted in asda today 
I went to the breast clinic last september after i noticed a tiny lump near my armpit,had mammo,u/s and biopsy thankfuly all came thru as neg,diagnosed as an abnormal lymph node.Since then its hurt,and ive grown another lump the other end of my breast,it feels about the size of a ping pong ball,an oval one! my whole breast is painful,my shoulder blade is painful and my arm.It feels so weak,in a strange kind of cold way…Docs given me some anti inflammataries and some ibuprofen.Now just waiting for tuesday,very very hard !
until the actual results say anything you cant really believe what they say anyway. my consultant said my breast felt lumpy and he should know, but the test didnt show anything. 5cm is pretty big, surely you would feel that, maybe they wrote it down wrong, not long to go, hope ur holding up ok. x