Hi all,
I found a lump in February, my doctor thought it was an abscess so i was put on a course of antibiotics. i then received a letter to attend the breast clinic (to be safe). this panicked me as i had been told it was just an abscess! and the wait was agony as it took four weeks to be seen! i had an ultrasound whereby the doctor told me everything was clear. phew!!! only problem was i still had my lump! then the lump flared up a couple of weeks later, my breast got very red and hot and i called my doctor who prescribed yet another set of antibiotics, i collected the prescription and had to wait a week before seeing my doctor in person. the redness reduced but i still had the lump! and it was weeping by this time and looked like an ulcer. my doctor took a swab then advised that i needed to go back to the breast clinic to have it checked again and prescribed me yet another set of antibiotics. the swab results were clear with no signs of infection ??? which meant i didn’t need the antibiotics after all!! at this point i decided to go private as it dawned on me that i had health insurance through my work!! i was seen within two weeks, a week later i was booked in to have my lump surgically removed. i now have to wait until Tuesday 10/07 for the results of the biopsy and i feel that i,m going mad, it is sooooooo frustrating this not knowing. i have been in limbo since February and i,m so confused about the whole thing. has anyone had a similar experience?