So, my experience of the breast clinic was not a good one! To start, i was the only one there without anyone with me. I then went in to see the doctor and student doctor. She starts by talking to me with her back to me. I wasn't even sure if it was actually me she was talking to at first. I quickly told her about my symptoms. She told me to lay on the bed to get examined. I lay on my back at a slight angle. She poked and prodded them and claimed she didn't see or feel the indentation or lumps (which GP noticed). Even when i pointed it out to her, she claimed she didn't see it. I was able to feel it! Why couldn't she?! She sent me off for an ultrasound and i found out that she only requested to have the bottom half of the left breast (where indentation is) done even though my GP had spotted lumps in both. I waited 45 minutes to be seen again for results which the bottom half of the breast looks fine. She started going on about pain management. Now, i don't normally have pain in my breast, only that once for 5 days which passed weeks ago. I told her i no longer have the pain. She said "But you said when i was examining you that you have pain in your indentation?!" I replied that i hadn't said that! I definately did not! This proves to me that she was not listening to me properly! She just glanced at me and continued on about breast pain management, going on about a certain breast condition that causes pain ( can't remember the name)...then paused and said...but i don't think you have that! I don't understand why she wasted her time going on about it if i didn't have that?! I left there feeling like a silly little child that is imagining things. I felt very tearful. I haven't been reassured. She tried to tell me that the numbness is from a breast reduction i had 9 years ago! I had to explain to her that i had full feeling in this breast weeks ago and now i don't! She also tried to put the indentation (remember, the one i apparantely don't have) down to me getting older! I'm 31! I asked if it is something that would happen overnight as this did! She couldn't give me any proper answers to these changes. I know what my breasts look like and i know there are changes!
I feel it was a complete waste of my day. Left feeling embarrassed, silly, teary! I called my partner and he was so angry that she said i didn't have this indentation! My partner, mum, sisters and friend have all seen this with their own eyes and cannot believe she said it wasn't there. I ran all of this past them before i went to the doctors as i do not like wasting doctors time.
So, the overnight change is nothing to worry about. It is down to my age/previous operation/imagination. My family think i should seek a second opinion but i really don't want to go through that again! My sister is a nurse and thinks they way i was treated was wrong and that i should put in a complaint but i don't think i will be doing that. What's the point! I can either seek a second opinion or just wait and see if i develop any new changes.
So, that is how my day at the breast clinic went. Just horrible!
On a more positive note, the nurses were friendly.
