i think i have breast cancer :(

[tashbarnes87]

Hi all i am terrified :( i have just been feeling my breasts and my left one has a big grape sized lump right at the top of my breast it doesnt move and its rock hard. I am breast feeding my 16 day old baby but from what i have googled ( made me worse ) it doesnt sound like a blocked duct. I have been in tears for hours over it :( my doctors is closed until tommorow :(

x

[leah22]

please please please don't worry my friend found a lump after she had her son and it turned out fine our bodies do funny things when we have just had a baby.

i thought i found a lump before and drove myself crazy for days before i went to see doc, and i was totally fine, please dont worry and go see doc in the morn so they can put your mind at ease x x

[diane07]

Aww hun i bet you it is a blocked duct, so common while breast feeding, try to stay calm and pop to docs tomorrow.

di xx

[mandah2386]

4 months after giving birth to my daughter I went in to have a physical, during which they found a lump in my left breast. It's about the size of an eraser, it's right on the top of my breast, in my areola. I got sent to have an ultrasound and was told it could be either a blocked milk duct or a cyst, either way they knew it was benign. I went back 6 months later just to have them make sure it hadn't grown, it hadn't and was told just to keep an eye on it and if it starts to change to come back. I'm only 22, 20 when the lump was found, and I still have the lump, it hasn't changed. It's rock hard, doesn't move, and does not hurt. I worried for the longest that it was cancer(my grandmother had breast cancer, but found it early and she's fine now) but I know that if it was cancer it would have surely grown by now. Breast cancer in someone my age is very aggresive.

Breast lumps are not something to just push to the side though, I would suggest getting it checked out. But keep positive thoughts because the chances of your lump being anything besides a cyst, or blocked duct is extremely slim! I do not have insurance, the ultrasound cost me about 150 bucks, so it's not too expensive to have it checked and you can always get on a payment plan with the hospital. Let us know how it turns out. They should be able to give you an answer right then, so you won't have to wait.

[tashbarnes87]

hi all im just freaking out cos this isnt on or near my nipple its in the actual fatty bit. Its almost not on my boob its that high up. I have left my usual gp that deals with my HA so really struggling today. :( just cant stop imagining the worst, its an oval lump which i have read is a big symptom of breat cancer

x

[agingwuss]

You poor thing! But please don't panic about it being an oval lump. I found a lump in my boob in May 2007. That was a big, hard oval lump which seemed to have sprung up overnight. After one of the worst weekends I'd ever had I got to see my GP who was very supportive & got me into the breat clinic who did a biopsy etc. It turned out to be completely benign! Do go & see your doc but don't worry too much about it. 80% of breast lumps are benign - I should say a higher percentage as you've just had a little one.
Thinking of you - good vibes on the way to you! I can remember just how awful I felt.:hugs:

[tashbarnes87]

thanks agingwuss i have to say i have never been so distraught been crying for hours. I keep thinking if i have cancer at 21 its bound to be agrsive then i will have to leave my little man. Just when life is good! i know on the other hand it could be nothing but dam anxiety is through the roof at the mo
x

[dozyrosie]

Calm down Tash....boobs do strange things when you are breast feeding. Go to your doc for reassurance but don't lose any sleep over it. I'm sure everything is fine and normal.

[snowdrop]

Please dont worry over it, I have had 2 lumps before, 1 was benign and removed and the other was apparently a group of cells that had just created a sort of 'mass', after loads of worry as you are I was told to cut down on caffeine, it really can be that simple and doesnt have to mean the worst!

You are right to get it checked but this really could be anything especially as you are breastfeeding...

x

[mandie]

Hi

You are rite to get it checked out, but im sure its nothing serious.

You have just had a baby so im sure its something to do with breastfeeding

love mandie x

[tashbarnes87]

back from the doctors and i am gutted have just been sick through worrying so much. the doc had a feel & felt the lump straight away she didnt say much besides to leave it and see her in a week! she said to forget about it and see if it gets any bigger! How the hell am i meant to forget about it? She said it was 1cm in length and i am just so so scared i just cant stop crying
:weep:

[mandah2386]

if the dr was really concerned about it being anything they would've ordered a test done immediately. i know it's easier said than done but do try to relax.

[Jan63]

I found a lump in my breast before Christmas so I can understand your concern Tash.:hugs: It's procedure just to wait a couple of weeks to see if it's hormonal or not I think and your doctor is probably just doing this.:hugs: Please try not to worry too much because breast cancer is very rare in younger people. I think you have probably got whats known as a breast mouse or fibroadenoma. I had one of those when I was 31 and had two small children so was worried sick like you are. They did a needle biopsy and then told me everything was fine but I opted to have the lump removed because I know that it would bother me if it was still there. The lump I found before Christmas turned out to be a cyst and I had it drained although I can still feel the lump but my hormones are all over the place at the moment because I'm peri-menopausal.:wacko: I had two mammograms and ultrasound though although my breasts are lumpy again now.:unsure:

I'm sure you will be just fine and it will be a blocked milk duct or breast mouse.:hugs:

[mandie]

Hi

If the dr was concerned she would of told you she referring you.

I know its gonna be hard but please try not to worry

love mandie x

[tashbarnes87]

do you think its worrying that the lump doesnt move? its very hard and solid, from what i have read its good when it moves :(

[jotom]

There are now strict government 'rules' on referring patients with suspected cancer which all NHS bodies have to abide by - you have to be referred immediately and seen within 2 weeks by a specialist at the hospital (I actually work at a hospital and have had the experience of a breast lump!). Your GP would have referred you immediately if she was concerned - it WILL be because you have just had a baby and are breastfeeding.

Please try not to worry.

[Woojums]

HI,

That is quite common when you are breast feeding. I had the same thing after breast feeding my daughter and it wasn't near my nipple either. Of course I panicked and called my doc long distance - I was on a trip at the time. It ended up going away on it's own but i know how terrifying it can be. Try to relax and get it checked out when you can

[tashbarnes87]

Hi all since posting the lump has got bigger and now my left armpit hurts too. I am really struggling at the moment I just know it's going to be bad news :(

[mandah2386]

My lump in my breast doesn't move either, try not to worry about it. I am not saying your lying but I find it very unlikely that your lump has grown enough for you to realize it in only 2-3 days. Health anxiety likes to play tricks on our minds and with your underarm hurting, i'm sure it does because you keep concentrating on it. Just like someone that has health anxiety about their heart, if they think about their beats and worry about chest pain, soon their in their mind they will feel skipped beats and start having chest pain. Please relax, like I said earlier and some other posters said, if the dr really thought it was something of concern he would have immediately sent you for an ultrasound or done a biopsy.

[nomorepanic]

Tash

You are poking and prodding it all day I bet and that will make it 10 times worse!

You have already decided that you are going to have breast cancer and die as well.

Can you see what these things are doing to your mental state?

You must stop prodding it and stop convincing yourself you are already dead as it is serving no purpose other than to stress you out more.

Like everyone has said you have had a baby and this is normal and the doctor would not just fob you off and send you away if they were worried.

Please try to leave it alone for now and calm down or you will make yourself really ill with worry.

[tashbarnes87]

Hi nicola thanks for the response I have been playing with it like a mad woman and I have decided that it's cancer and am thinking the worst. This really has been the worst 2 days of my life as you say it's made my health anxiety worse. I got told by an insensitive family member to 'expect the worse' then it will be better if it's not. I just have never wanted for everything to be ok as much as I do now. I'm just so scared x

[joyce1980]

Oh wow congrats Tash, I am now 9 weeks pregnant!!!!

Listen now is the time to try the meds and make sure you get back to where you were.

I was reading that your breasts get VERY lumpy bumpy.... but now it's time to take care of YOU too.

I'm on Zoloft cos I decided to stop the paroxetine I'm doing well........ speak to someone matey and congrats you have come such a long way gosh for me I'm oly 9 weeks gaawwd I can't wait this long lol

[tashbarnes87]

hi Joyce a massive congrats! :) i miss being pregnant lol. As soon as i get this lump sorted i will speak to the doctor as i want to be me again i cant cope with all this worry and a newborn. He is ace though :)

I really hope i am not imagining this but after every feed the lump gets a tiny bit smaller and if i dont feed him for a while its massive again. I really hope im not just hoping because if it does it cant be cancer! Its about the size of a grape :( but going back next tuesday so really hope its got smaller by then other wise i will have to go to the breast clinic and that will really be hard for me right now. Anyhoo again will this be your second? xx

[joyce1980]

Oh gosh no... my first!!! Arhhh

Nah you know cancer just does not work that way, getting smaller and bigger.. I mean you are breast feeding so it will be that.

You poor health anxiety just wants to make it a big deal and you go for the worst thing.

You have had so many blood tests while you were preg to make sure your blood count was in good nick, if you had cancer mate you would know for sure... I mean that.

Plus a lot of people don't realise that cancer takes a damn long time to come about so even if it was something they would just cut it out. and it wont be, i'm only telling you to help you feel better but cutting out would be the worst case scenario.

Checked my baby book again and i'm telling ya it says don't panic over really wierd lumpy boobs that change.


Anyway just to add, keep your appointment with your Dr and make sure she knows you think it's cancer, that way she can talk you through what she feels it is and what happens next.

that will help you

xxxxxx