mrs committment
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Shaz, I am thinking of you and I hope Monday comes round quick so that you can get your mind set at rest.
Just found a lump
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purplejulie
Full Member
Sharon, hugs hun and will be thinking of you. You have had some good advice on this thread,hope you can get some sleep tonight. Try not to worry too much - hard I know but it will soon be Monday.
Shazpaz
Regular Member
I'll be on at 08.30 when they open. The thing is, all he's going to do is refer me on, so the waiting will be going on for a while yet. I didn't sleep a wink last night. How pathetic am I!!! The chances are it could be nothing.....but all I'm thinking is it is something! What if this, what if that!!! I've got to try and like another postee said be balanced with my thinking, but it is not easy. Your mind wonders and before you know it you are saying goodbye to your family. Anyways....I'll keep you posted and thank you all very much for your concern. I hope you dont mind me posting on here...It is a slimming site after all, but it keeps me focused rather then sitting in a corner crying about what might be.
xx
BlackRose
Gold Member
My sister found a lump deep in her breast after losing a lot of weight and it turned out to be a lump of gathered and hardened fat caused by the weight loss. Not very sexy but a whole lot better than what she was and I'm sure you are, fearing. Its happened a few times since whenever she loses weight and its been the same thing each time. I truly hope for you that its nothing more sinister than that. God Bless.
Do anything at all to try an keep yourself distracted hun, I was in a very similar situation a few months ago and it was the wonderful people on here that kept me talking to try and help the time go by until the Monday came. I can completely relate to everything you're saying and know that nothing will make you feel better until you've had everything checked out.
I know that you will have to wait for a referral, but you may feel some reassurance from speaking with the doctor and getting their oppinion.
Will be thinking about you.
K xx
Sorry to hear how worried you've been over the weekend.
Call your GP first thing, you must tell the receptionist you have found a lump and they will give you an appointment for tomorrow if not ask to speak to the GP!
If you do need to be referred the breast clinic will see you within 2 weeks if not before. They have to see you within 2 weeks of your GP seeing you.
I know this as I've just had my 7th breast operation after finding a lump 2 years ago which turned out to be a 'breast mouse'! but I know how worried you are feeling and no matter what anyone says you will worry but everyone here is here for you to rant at and 200% there for you.
As someone already said, don't keep touching and prodding it as it causes inflamation which will make you feel worse.
Oh nad stop looking at the internet...its fab when you have a diagnosis but not when your worried.
Thinking of you...oh and any chance I can borrow your hubby!? Mine has been very unsympathetic lately!
x
Call your GP first thing, you must tell the receptionist you have found a lump and they will give you an appointment for tomorrow if not ask to speak to the GP!
If you do need to be referred the breast clinic will see you within 2 weeks if not before. They have to see you within 2 weeks of your GP seeing you.
I know this as I've just had my 7th breast operation after finding a lump 2 years ago which turned out to be a 'breast mouse'! but I know how worried you are feeling and no matter what anyone says you will worry but everyone here is here for you to rant at and 200% there for you.
As someone already said, don't keep touching and prodding it as it causes inflamation which will make you feel worse.
Oh nad stop looking at the internet...its fab when you have a diagnosis but not when your worried.
Thinking of you...oh and any chance I can borrow your hubby!? Mine has been very unsympathetic lately!
x
Shazpaz
Regular Member
Again thank you everyone. The weekend is nearly over. I'm going for a long soak in the bath (and I promise not to prod).
The pain is I gave in and ate a meal my hubby made tonight. All of a sudden my weight doesn't seem so important! I know I'll kick myself tomorrow, but at the moment my head is not in the right place. Hope you are all doing better then me.
xx
The pain is I gave in and ate a meal my hubby made tonight. All of a sudden my weight doesn't seem so important! I know I'll kick myself tomorrow, but at the moment my head is not in the right place. Hope you are all doing better then me.
xx
canireallydothis!!
Gold Member
Hugs hun, and let us know as soon as you can how tomorrow goes x
Shazpaz
Regular Member
Hi Guys,
Just got back from Doctors and he has referred me on to the hospital. He said its definitely not a cyst. He said the good thing is it has a top and bottom to it, but no sides....apparently the top and bottom part is a good thing!!! I was saying things like "its hard isnt it" and its "quite deep" and he had a frown on his head and nodded....which wasn't very comforting. He then did say I have age and the fact that there is no family history on my side, plus if he was a betting man (which he is not) then he would bet that its not Cancer, but he has been wrong!!! I think he started off trying to make me feel a bit better, but ruined his work by the way he finished it.
Apparently I'll get an appointment within the next two weeks, but I could get a call tomorrow.....we just dont know.
Now the waiting game begins.
Thank you again everyone. Sammymodo, I'm so touched you've been thinking about me. Kittyb, again thank you for all your comments. In fact a huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post I've had my faith in human society restored.......strangers can be truely concerned about each other. Thank you so much.
xx
Just got back from Doctors and he has referred me on to the hospital. He said its definitely not a cyst. He said the good thing is it has a top and bottom to it, but no sides....apparently the top and bottom part is a good thing!!! I was saying things like "its hard isnt it" and its "quite deep" and he had a frown on his head and nodded....which wasn't very comforting. He then did say I have age and the fact that there is no family history on my side, plus if he was a betting man (which he is not) then he would bet that its not Cancer, but he has been wrong!!! I think he started off trying to make me feel a bit better, but ruined his work by the way he finished it.
Apparently I'll get an appointment within the next two weeks, but I could get a call tomorrow.....we just dont know.
Now the waiting game begins.
Thank you again everyone. Sammymodo, I'm so touched you've been thinking about me. Kittyb, again thank you for all your comments. In fact a huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post I've had my faith in human society restored.......strangers can be truely concerned about each other. Thank you so much.
xx
Hi Shazpaz,
Really glad you've been able to see the Dr and will keep everything crossed for a short wait to get the hospital referral.
I know exactly what you mean by watching the facial expressions, I was the same when my Dr chewed her lip!!
Keep a hold of the positives that came out of it (about the top and bottom) and you've got all our postive vibes coming right to you
((hugs))
K xx
Really glad you've been able to see the Dr and will keep everything crossed for a short wait to get the hospital referral.
I know exactly what you mean by watching the facial expressions, I was the same when my Dr chewed her lip!!
Keep a hold of the positives that came out of it (about the top and bottom) and you've got all our postive vibes coming right to you
((hugs))
K xx
skinnymongoose
Full Member
Hiya,
Sorry to hear about your worrying time. Just a thought - if you are financially able to, you could ask your Dr to refer you to the specialist as a private patient, this would almost certainly short circuit the 2 week waiting time. My Mum did this when she found a lump 10 years ago. She saw the same consultant within 3 days and had her diagnosis (unfortunately it was malignant - but she is fine now!!). As she could not afford to go on being treated privately she then carried on seeing him on the NHS, but she felt the couple of hundred £ she paid was worth it to get the diagnosis quickly.
Anyway, as I said, just a thought.
I really hope you get good news whenever you do see the consultant. Thinking of you.
SM
Sorry to hear about your worrying time. Just a thought - if you are financially able to, you could ask your Dr to refer you to the specialist as a private patient, this would almost certainly short circuit the 2 week waiting time. My Mum did this when she found a lump 10 years ago. She saw the same consultant within 3 days and had her diagnosis (unfortunately it was malignant - but she is fine now!!). As she could not afford to go on being treated privately she then carried on seeing him on the NHS, but she felt the couple of hundred £ she paid was worth it to get the diagnosis quickly.
Anyway, as I said, just a thought.
I really hope you get good news whenever you do see the consultant. Thinking of you.
SM
