r/doihavebreastcancer

I found a lump on Thursday early hours because my brain said 'You should feel that.'

Found a lump instantly, I've had cysts before and they're usually in the first few layers of skin for me and about a pea size.

This is like the size of a grape, and can only feel it at a certain angle.

I went to the drs, she couldn't find it and looked optimistic, saying it's usually a swollen duct that I find, till she said show me how you were sat or lay when you found it. So I did and then she found it and her face dropped, she was feeling around and then said "I can't tell you what that is so I'll get you booked in with the breast clinic"

I got my appointment a couple of hours later and it's in 10 days, it's at a different hospital than the other times I've been for cyst and lump checks.

And I can see my appointment notes, she's ticked off -

Discrete, hard lump, fixation, skin tethering(any age)

With - swelling/lump palpable in the upper inner aspect of her left breast.

I did the thing that you're not meant to and copied and pasted it into Google.

That didn't help, obviously 🤦

So the new hospital and Dr that I'm seeing is like top of the range breast cancer clinic/hospital department

I googled him and he's a lead breast surgeon which makes me feel better knowing that he's good at his job.

But should I be expecting bad news after the tests?

I think I'd rather know to expect bad and then it's all good if it's all good obviously.

Also I've been feeling a bit off and absolutely filled with anxiety before I found the lump, like unnecessary anxiety, as in leaving the house, getting driven anywhere has become extremely uncomfortable with the amount of anxiety that I've been struggling with for about 2 weeks.

This message was a lot longer than I anticipated, sorry!

I've not got anyone to talk about it to so I've just been reading other people's posts and seeing if any match what my brain is searching for.

Hope everyone's fighting fit and living to the max in this scary world! ☺️

If you had benign calcifications did they tell you WHY you had them? I’ve read it could be injury, breastfeeding/mastitis, etc.. I’m unfortunately going down the rabbit hole while waiting on biopsy and thinking about what my reasons could be that are not cancer to ease my mind.

Just had my stereotactic needle biopsy (oh the joy) now waiting for results. I've read that a cluster can be pre or cancerous. Just seeking reassurance from anyone who has experienced similar that it might be benign but if it is more serious, could it just be a possible dcis or an invasive but early stage thing.

I'm hoping it's early stage treatable with lumpectomy. Results in 2 weeks so a bit agitated. I just hope it's an early stage prognosis. Any anecdotes appreciated!

Hi everyone. I (27F) and currently going under diagnostic imaging and testing for breast cancer and other conditions. Last summer I started noticing changes in my breast where one or both would get really swollen and a cup size or two larger with hard spots and hurt to the touch. they’d be itchy with occasionally some redness around my areloas so i went to the PCP to get it checked. I found out from my paternal grandmother that there is extensive breast cancer history on my paternal grandfathers side of the family.

My first US i left with a BIRADS 2. My tissue is mixed and dense, with recommended MRI follow up and mammogram which my DR never did anything with.

A few months ago the pain started in both breast really bad with them being enlarged and hurt to the touch. This time, it extended to my underarms. I had another US with a BIRADS 3 with repeat US in 6 months for axillary lymph node cortical thickening, which they thought could be to a recent illness.

A month later and my left breast starts up really bad. I left Tuesday with a BIRADS 0 for more diagnostic testing as the cortical thickening isn’t any better, and now there is effacement of the hilum. I am going back this Tuesday for a diagnostic mammogram, and they recommended a US guided core needle biopsy of my left axillary lymph node.

I feel really lost and terrified. It’s my first mammo but i am absolutely terrified of the machine. I do okay with blood draws but needle procedures conscious, i could piss myself just thinking about it. I have a seizure disorder and i do not do well having to stay still or with loud sound. I am so fucking scared. Of getting these things done. I’m so scared to find out what’s wrong. And so unsure what to expect. I’m so angry that instead of getting to be a mother and living life and being a happy wife, I am running from doctor to doctor because i feel worse everyday these last two months. I am losing my mind and just destroying everything around me.

I had a stereotactic biopsy this past Monday and I’m considering filing a formal complaint but need honest feedback from others who have been through this procedure. I’ve had a needle biopsy in the past and that was easy peasy, no issues, minor discomfort afterward. This stereotactic biopsy was an entirely different experience.

The biopsy was performed at a women’s diagnostic center, same center as the needle biopsy so I was familiar with my surroundings. When I was taken to the room for biopsy, the nurse explained the positioning needs, that she may have to reposition me a few times to position my breast in the paddles as needed for the biopsy. 4th reposition was a charm. I was in the normal belly down / head turned position with my left hip ‘open’ and my left leg bent and laying over back of my right knee. I was contorted but it wasn’t terrible. She told me not to move. The breast that was being biopsied was already painful but being squeezed in the paddles, contorted, was not pleasant. Then the nurse, for 20-30 mins, tried to locate the dr. She was clearly disturbed by how long it was taking bc she kept telling me “I’m trying to find her”, “I can’t leave this room so I’ve sent someone to look for her”, “she’s on a call with a patient”, she kept checking on me but the longer this went I started to panic bc this hurts and where the hell is the dr?!?!? I was already nervous, and I was 30 seconds from telling them to let me out right now. Finally the dr came in without an apology. She got right to it, completed the biopsy, told me it’s likely fibrocystic tissue and benign and then left the room. The nurses immediately got me up, gave me a drink and crackers, then took me straight to mammogram. They seemed to be aware this was not normal and wanted to get me out asap.

My husband was FREAKING out when I came out bc he’d been waiting 2 hours for me. I hadn’t taken my phone so he didn’t know I waited almost an hour to go back from waiting in the women’s waiting to the biopsy room. I cried my eyes out on the way out and most of the way home. I felt violated, in some sense. That night when the lidocaine wore off I was in the worst pain of my life. I could only take Tylenol til next morning when I asked my dr for pain meds. I smoked a little pot Monday night which helped me relax bc the pain was so intense. My breast was in a mammogram machine for 20-30 mins, in pain, and then biopsy the exact place that I was feeling the breast pain, all seemed like a perfect reason for the intensity.

Next day the diagnostic center called to let me know results were benign ( Thank god) and when I told her I got pain meds (tramadol) she seemed surprised s as bd said that’s not normal. I reminded her that I was in the machine for a very long time but she said that shouldn’t cause need for pain meds. There is no infection, just normal bruising and today is first day I’m not taking pain meds/tylenol.

Was this an acceptable experience to anyone here? I’m not sure what to do but I feel like I need to at least make a complaint to the healthcare system this facility is in and especially a complaint against the dr.

I’d love to hear feedback, pls and Ty!

I have absolutely zero family history of breast cancer--other kinds of cancer, yes, and many other comorbidities, but for whatever reason, no breast cancer.

First mammogram after getting my heart monitor removed (said 'other comorbidities' have been a major issue for the last five years), and have to go back for another mammogram and ultrasound. "13mm asymmetric parenchymal density in the posterior left 2:30 position, 12cm behind the nipple..." What does this mean? Someone I spoke with on the imaging office's phone just emphasized 'density' but I'm just... Struggling.

Five years of appointments, heart catheters, beta blockers, two different cardiologists... I am aware that I have deep-seated anxiety regarding medical matters now. If you have any clarity about what I'm facing, what this means, I'd be so grateful for any shared wisdom at all. Thank you in advance.

Edited to add my age: 46. This is only the second mammogram I've ever had.

hi looking for insight my mother who is 80 found a lump pretty large , she just got a mamogram and sonogram and its not looking good as i read report and it said brads 5 ,  it this usually always cancer ?

I’m 37. I noticed a lump deep in my left armpit that hurts when I press on it. I’ve had it for a few months. I showed my obgyn. She was able to feel it. She said there is breast tissue there. She’s sending me for an ultrasound of my left breast and the left armpit. But she didn’t say I should get a mammogram. If I had breast cancer would the ultrasound spot it? Should I push for a mammogram?