I found a small lump in my right breast on Saturday. I told my husband and he could feel it too. As I have a family history of breast cancer (my mother and auntie have both had it, and my grandmother died from secondary breast cancer), I booked an appointment with the GP straight away. To be honest, I thought that I would be told that it was nothing, but (although both the nurse and the doctor who checked me pointed out that most lumps are not cancer), I have been referred to the clinic for an appointment on Saturday.
I thought I’d feel really upset and worried, but I don’t really feel anything - just kind of spaced out. My husband is being really supportive and took me out for a nice lunch yesterday, but I don’t feel like I can speak to my mum at the moment as she is just in the process of caring for my dad following colo-rectal cancer and has enough on her plate. I know that she will worry too much and, at the moment, I don’t really know if there is anything to worry about.
Not entirely sure why I’m posting here, I guess I just thought it might be worthwhile to speak with people in the same boat…