Hi everybody. I have been looking on this site since the start of the week and found it very informative and helpful. TBH I wasn’t going to register and post anything, but I thought it might stop that niggling worry I have.
I am 34 and found what I thought ‘might’ be a lump about 2-3 months ago. At first I thought it was nothing, in the past year or so my breasts have changed quite a bit getting lumpy and painful the week before my period, and then going back to normal. I’ve never had breast discomfort before my period before. When I first noticed the lump I wasn’t quite sure if it was anything or not, or just lumpiness associated with my period. I couldn’t always feel it. But just over a month ago I noticed it seemed to be there all the time, so I thought I’d monitor it over a menstrual cycle before going to the docs. Now I wish I’d gone to the docs sooner, when I didn’t know if it was a lump or not, seems silly now that I didn’t want to go incase I was wasting the docs time.
Anyway, I finally had my appt at the docs this Tuesday just gone. I saw a junior doctor who was acting at a locum at my surgery as my own doc was on holiday, she was lovely and said yes there was definitely a lump there and referred me to the breast clinic. I recieved a phonecall from the hospital with my appointment at the breast clinic literally within 3 hours of leaving the doctors surgery, which startled me a bit they contacted me so quickly, but I suppose in a way it is very good.
From what I have been reading here I know it is likely to be benign (a fibro or cyst from the feel of it), but you always get that niggling worrying feeling. My mum had a benign lump removed when she was 40 and has had no further problems since. But my mum’s mum passed away in her late 50’s from cancer which started in her lymph nodes and spread to her breast and other places.
For the past month I have felt tenderness in my left breast where the lump is (in the lower half of my breast, can feel it quite deep down). It’s like the tenderness you get before your period, but has lasted all month. Not pain as such, just feels bruised! Also for the past week I have also had a bad pain in my neck/shoulder. At first (was last weekend) I thought I’d slept funny as woke up aching, but not had it all week and it’s been terrible at night, tossing and turning. Neck and shoulder is really sore, and keep getting like a shooting pain at the back of my neck. I don’t remember pulling my neck at all, and don’t know if this could be related at all to the lump or if I am just worrying over nothing??
I have to wait til Monday 27th to go to the breast clinic, but at least now from reading this site I know exactly what to expect when I am there which has put my mind at rest.
Everybody on this forum seems so lovely, friendly and helpful. Thank you for reading my post and sorry that I have rambled on a bit, I am good at doing that lol!
I’ll keep my fingers and toes crossed for you. Bless your OH that’s really sweet and prob just what you needed to know xxx