Vicki08
04-01-09, 13:35
Hey everyone - Happy New Year to you all!:D
I am wondering if you can maybe give me some advice on something.
When I was 16 I found a smallish hard round lump in my breast. It is very moveable and gets smaller after my period and bigger during my period.It doesnt hurt and I have no other symptoms with it.
I went to the nurse and she said everything was ok and because I was so young it was unlikely to be anything nasty. So off I went and got on with my life and forgot all about it.
I am now 25 and I have been diagnosed with Panic attacks and health anxiety.:weep:
The thing is, I cant stop thinking about the lump and whether the nurse got my diagnosis all wrong. I keep prodding it and spend so much time focusing on it.
I am stuck in bed at the moment with this horrible flu bug thats going round and as you can imagine, my mind is going to overdrive!! :scared15:
My questions today are:
1. Why am I suddenly so concerned by this lump when I have had it for so long and its never bothered me before?
2. Do you think this lump could be anything serious? I have had some blood tests that have come back clear (they were testing for loads of stuff)
3.Could the nurse have got it wrong?
I just dont know why I am so worried about it again. The other week I thought I had blood cancer and DVT, yesterday I thought I had some heart defect.....where does it all end?!! :shrug:
Any advice is appreciated and thank you for reading my post.:D
Vicki xx
I am wondering if you can maybe give me some advice on something.
When I was 16 I found a smallish hard round lump in my breast. It is very moveable and gets smaller after my period and bigger during my period.It doesnt hurt and I have no other symptoms with it.
I went to the nurse and she said everything was ok and because I was so young it was unlikely to be anything nasty. So off I went and got on with my life and forgot all about it.
I am now 25 and I have been diagnosed with Panic attacks and health anxiety.:weep:
The thing is, I cant stop thinking about the lump and whether the nurse got my diagnosis all wrong. I keep prodding it and spend so much time focusing on it.
I am stuck in bed at the moment with this horrible flu bug thats going round and as you can imagine, my mind is going to overdrive!! :scared15:
My questions today are:
1. Why am I suddenly so concerned by this lump when I have had it for so long and its never bothered me before?
2. Do you think this lump could be anything serious? I have had some blood tests that have come back clear (they were testing for loads of stuff)
3.Could the nurse have got it wrong?
I just dont know why I am so worried about it again. The other week I thought I had blood cancer and DVT, yesterday I thought I had some heart defect.....where does it all end?!! :shrug:
Any advice is appreciated and thank you for reading my post.:D
Vicki xx