This two week wait is hell.
I just wondered if anyone else out there is currently waiting to be seen at the breast clinic? I could really do with a buddy!
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This two week wait is hell.
I just wondered if anyone else out there is currently waiting to be seen at the breast clinic? I could really do with a buddy!
Yes, its horrible, awful. I'm not in the same position - quite - but am now 4 weeks (tomorrow) waiting for my mammogram results! Honestly, all I can say is to expect that it will feel this way and carry on living your life as normally as you can......
I got an abnormal scan and had to wait for a week for a re-scan then another week for the results - just carry on as normal and do not let it take over your life.
Hi - I’m not going through it now, but I have been through it twice before. It was absolute HELL. But it passes....
good luck xxx
Thanks all!
I’m holding it together ok for now...but I’m only 2 days into the wait. I’m not sure how long I can keep calm or strong as my HA can be so unpredictable! I’m honestly more scared of the anxiety than the breast lump!
Right now, I’m pretty sure it’s a cyst. I think it’s even got a bit smaller since my period ended....though I’m not totally sure. That*might* just be wishful thinking and my way of coping! I can roll it around between my fingers...which is good. But if I palpate the lump from above, it feels like a hard marble...so not so good!
Hope I get my appointment very soon!
I’ve got my appointment now! 4 days to go!
Odds are you will be fine. Certainly sounds like a cyst and over 90%of breast referrals turn out to be benign. Good luck! Xxx
Thanks Jojo! I’m surprisingly ok!
Knowing I’m getting my symptom checked out is soooo much more reassuring than living with the uncertainty that health anxiety taunts me with everyday!
So weirdly, I feel calmer than usual!
(Naturally, I’m still pooping my pants though!
3 days to go....
Urgh. The nature of HA...
So after feeling ok about my referal and holding things together for the past week...today ive failed. Ive barely got out of bed. I’m a wreck, and sick with nerves.
2 days to go...
So sorry you're suffering right now - crossing my fingers that it'll work out for you.
Thank you Blue! It’s a scary time but I hope this will give me the closure I need to move on from my HA! It’s just so hard not to imagine the worst case scenario too!
Hey Lime,
You'll be OKKkkkkaaaaayyyyyyyy, honestly. Just to let you know that I had my year three (after BC surgery) Mammogram results a couple of days ago, and they were all clear. This is the case for the huge majority of women who are effectively treated at early stages (everyone I know from March 2016 and were treated with me are the same :)). Even IF you ever did have the thing you fear, you know what, nowadays its not 'the biggy' it was decades ago. As someone else said on this thread, chances are, as most referrals are - this is a benign issue. You aren't going to know until you see them, and nothing we say will probably make you feel hugely better at this point, as its pretty horrid waiting on this type of thing, but really even your WORST imaginations wouldn't be as bad as you think !!!! :yesyes:
Thank you Carys! You have a gift of knowing the right things to say!
I’m so pleased that you got your results and that it was good news! I know you mentioned that you’d had an awful wait for them!
And you’re right....I know that! I just come on her to vent because I have no other outlet! The only person who knows about this lump and referal is my fiancé. And whilst he is wonderful, I don’t like to talk to him about cancer worries, because he lost his mum to oesophageal cancer 2 years ago, and it is still very raw!
Aaaaanyway, this little lump could have been the best thing to happen to me, because now I can finally have my boobs checked, and therefore hopefully move on from my HA which is very much breast focused! Trying to think positive here!!! 😂
I think I might name it Bessy. Bessy the breast lump. It makes it less scary! Hahahah!
Not long to go! I know how you feel the wait is horrible and when I got there I was kind of on auto pilot - you will be ok hun, so many benign possibilities and only one bad one - think of those odds :) mine was a fibroadenoma - I had it scanned and biopsied - could be that could be a cyst, could be dense tissue etc etc xxxx
Thanks Gee.
The lump has definitely shrunk, so I think the only possibility is that it’s a cyst! But I’ve had minor skin changes and pain in my underarm too, so I’m still worried they might find something else! Do they only scan the lump or do they scan the whole breasts?
Well, you know those lymph node things under your arm :shades:......they respond and react (as they are meant to) to small infections and some benign lumps.
I'm not sure, in advance, what they will offer you in terms of checks as all different clinics over the country seem to do things slightly differently. Some, have you talk with a bc consultant first who does a manual exam, takes your descriptions of the problem and then puts you forward for ultrasound/and/or mammo as required. Others seem to just plough ahead with a mammo and then you see the consultant afterwards.
As Carys says I think it depends they pretty much did just my lump maybe a bit round it, my fibroadenoma has shrunk too so it could be that still, I was able to feel mine for the first time in pregnancy and they say that a surge of hormones make them grow so they could always be there and you not notice until that kind of thing happens, then after I had my son it shrunk ! X
Thank you both!
I am 35 so I dont think I’ll get a mammogram. I just wondered if they would scan the rest of my breasts to see if I have anymore cysts (or anything else) lurking unnoticed. I really hope they do!
I’m 35 too (well in a month lol) they didn’t do a mamo on me and they didn’t scan both my breasts or all of the one with the fibroadenoma but they did a manual exam everywhere and they said all ok there. I have to stay I continued to freak out and I also started having pains all over so I was stressing over it all loads, I booked a private ultrasound with Nuffield - I didn’t need to have a GP referral... I know it’s feeding anxiety a bit but I needed it at the time, I still get the pains sometimes though but mainly when I’m really anxious so hoping they are anxiety! Xx
Oh no! I think I’d continue to freak out too if they didn’t scan both my boobs! The skin changes worry me more than the lump, but it’s only the lump that my GP wrote on my referral!
What kind of skin changes babe? Xx
Well, they may not, they will only do what is deemed neccessary Limeslime. However, it really is hard to say in advance what they will or won't do.Quote:
Oh no! I think I’d continue to freak out too if they didn’t scan both my boobs!
One day to go....
The lump has shrank again. In a week it has gone from a fixed, bouncy ball sized, firm lump....to a movable, soft, pea sized lump!
Should I still go to my appointment? I feel like a fraud!
My boobs worry me, but my lump is clearly nothing! Although I DO still have a lump, it’s just soooo much smaller than it was when I got referred! I’m so confused!
Yeah, just go anyway.....
You have classic signs of booby's remorse and are looking for ways to convince yourself not to go because of your anxiety.Quote:
Originally Posted by Limeslime
You will feel much better having gone and dealt with this so you can move on ;)
You’re totally right as always! Thank you! Hopefully this time tomorrow this will be all behind me!
Good luck stay strong, think of the joy you will feel once it’s done and you have the all clear!
Thanks Lady!
I’ve broke my diet for cheese on toast! The ultimate comfort food! I’ve painted my toe nails and curled my hair, and now binging on a Netflix series! Trying not to let myself get too anxious tonight! Distraction is key!
So I’m at the clinic now. My stomach is churning and I feel like I want to throw up. Anxiety overload!
On top of that, they’ve got a 60 minute delay!!! How can I sit here, feeling like this for another hour!!!! 😞
it is a swollen lymph node near my breast bone
Phew!
Congratulations!
Thank you! I’m still racking my brain about what could have caused a swollen lymph node near my breast bone! I’ve not been ill nor had an infection! Such an odd place to get a swollen node! But they said it looks healthy on the ultrasound so that’s the main thing! I think they used the words “no thickness” when describing the node’
Let it go, LS. The important thing is that it's benign and should disappear in time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Limeslime
Well done for facing your fear and going to appointment ;)
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Hahahah thank you KK!
Congrats hun!!! You must be so relieved!! Xx
Yay! Guess that’s why it shrunk! You can relax and enjoy your weekend now xxx
Good news :yesyes:
I’m ashamed to say I am back.
I had a breast ultrasound last week but they only scanned the area of the lump which turned out to be a swollen lymph node.
Last night, I noticed that on the same boob I have a small dimple which only appears when I lie down.
I am completely freaking out! I’ve rang Talking Therapies and they’re gonna ring me for an assesment on Friday morning to hopefully get some CBT or counselling.
But I’m the meantime I am in such a dark place.
How do I deal with this? I cannot possibly go back to my gp so soon!
Does anyone know of any hacks about how to distinguish normal marks, lines, dips and grooves from ones that could be cancer related? My GP seems able to do this! I wish I knew how!
I honestly think you'll be safe on this one given how many times you've seen various people about this lately.
Thank you Blue! I think I’m the depths of my brain I think that too. But the dragon is soooo strong right now. I came off my meds in February and for a while I was fine, but I’m having some major setback periods recently!
My worry is that I didn’t point out this dimple so they may have overlooked it. It’s probably totally normal aging stuff, but I wish I could tell for sure. It’s like one pore is being pulled in from the inside leaving a little groove around it. One pore....it’s absolutley tiny!
I’m feeling pretty defeated and hopeless! Bloody brain of mine 😞