Large lump found, very uncomfortable

Noura

Hi everyone I'm so glad I found this website because due to my husband's anxiety, I can't really share my fear with him now.

Two days ago I noticed my left breast felt weird and I found a large, walnut sized lump in the bottom part, but deep in the tissue. It feels somewhat firm and moves a little, but it's very uncomfortable. Any manipulation starts hurting, even having my bra on creates uncomfortable pressure.

Obviously, I'm very nervous. I am 33 years old and my aunt had breast cancer when she was 40. My mom or grandma didn't though. The soonest I can go to my doctor is on Monday, but the waiting periods are usually pretty long (takes months with no urgency, weeks if I say it's urgent). I've been feeling strange lately, having chest pressure and headaches. My doctor sent me to get blood tests and they came back fine just a week ago.

I also had an ultrasound breast exam done 6 months ago and they said there was a cyst in my left breast, but nothing big or serious.

I know you guys can't tell me if it is cancer, but just sharing it here makes me feel so much better, because I'm trying my best to not let my husband know anything is wrong.

Thank you!!!

Salamandra

That's so hard, to have to carry this on your own! I hope you can reach out to some friends or family who may be able to be a good ear for you.

No matter what it is, it is hurting you and it should be taken care of. I hope that your doctors will respond with urgency even if it's not suspicious with cancer, because this is pain you shouldn't have to live with. Clearly, something is going on with you that they haven't figured it out.

I'll say that breasts and bodies do all kinds of amazing, weird, and annoying, hormonal stuff that is far far more likely to be the culprit than cancer.

Try to do what you can to take care of yourself through this stressful waiting game part. Good luck!

Noura

Hi! Thank you so much for replying. I dont want to share this with anyone from the family, really, because they would get worried sick. I'll just see what the doctor says Tomorrow feels like ages away ....

VonShowsK9s

I'm going through something similar, although mine is on my right breast. I originally had a mammo/ultrasound appointment on the 11th but they moved me up to tomorrow. Good luck with everything, hopefully it turns out just fine for you! The waiting just sucks!!

Noura

Good luck!

The waiting sucks so much, especially since noone knows about it and I'm trying my best to act all natural

Also, I had a trip planned with my dad and we were supposed to go in 5 days. I'm hoping I can still take him, he's been looking forward to it so much

Let me.know!

monie108

I have the same thing, a large lump in kind of the middle of my chest.  Had RH masectomy and DIEP reconstruction, also a LH breast reduction.  That all happened about a year ago and since December I have noticeds the large firm lump that is in the middle of my chest.  My surgeon says that it is fat scar tissue.  I am going in for another mammogram and ultrasound at the crack of dawn tomorrow.

Anyone else have something similar?  Yes, I am totally freaking out and have panic attacks like there is not tomorrow.  Just wish this never happened to me and wonder what God wants from me...………….

hkkw17

I had the same thing a few days ago .. I had cyst in my left breast which grew big and I could see and feel it move it ... thank God ...got mammogram and ultrasound done and they confirmed it was the same cyst which grew big with some fluid in it ...

Noura

Hi girls.

I know how it feels. The panic attacks. I went to my doctor kinda calm and somewhat confident and I was only supposed to get US. But during the US the doctor seemed concerned, it took ages, and then he said I had to get mammo. Immediately. So I went to mammo slightly nervous and then waited an hour for results. When they called me back they said - biopsy. Now.

Ok, so I had biopsy done there and then and while he was doing it, he was already telling me that If the results come back positive, he'd send me to oncology and stuff. Then I got dressed and was told to wait 10 days for results.

10 days of panic attacks, anxiety, sleepless nights.... But this, I feel, is the worst part. The waiting. By day 5 I was absolutely exhausted from the fear, I've never experienced anything like that before. I never got a death scare before.

But why I'm writing this - in these days of waiting and anxiety, I know it's super difficult to try to chill, but chilling is the healthiest thing we can do. My cousin's friend is a doctor and she talked to me. She said that even if the results do come back positive, to not worry. Nowadays the treatment for cancer is so advanced that it's nothing like it was even only a few years ago. That she's seen many women who got through breast cancer, including her own mother. Let's not give in to fear, because the fear is the worst thing about all this and makes things only more difficult. Let's sit down, have a cup of something tasty, or a blunt - whatever works for you ... and maybe meditate a little and whatever happens - let's just trust the universe - we'll get through it

confusedgirl

Hi Noura,

Hope everything turned out okay. Do you mind giving us an update?

Noura

Hi everyone! Here's my update:

It turned out my breast lump was some sort of inflammation. To be honest neither of the two doctors I visited really explained it in much detail. I only got a report from my gynecologists and from it I somehow understood that it was an inflamed cyst.

The doctor had me come again in two months and did US again - this time the lump was gone. I told him my left boob still hurt from time to time but he basically just shrugged his shoulders and didn't really say anything to that.

And that's it. He said I didn't need to come again but I will definitely have another US done in a private clinic in six months or so

They didn't explain what it was, didn't say anything about if there's something I could do to prevent these, or what to expect... it's possible they didn't know.

So just so you know - even if it's a large firm lump and they have you go through US and mammo and biopsy (which is no big deal and didn't even hurt much) and they look all concerned and don't tell you anything - it can turn out to be just some inflamed thingy