I've had quite significant pain in my left breast/chest area for some weeks. I eventually saw my GP, expecting some sort of infection as I thought it felt hot and swollen. She said she could not feel or see anything but that I should be referred to the breast clinic and that I should expect an appointment within 2 weeks.
I've been left feeling guilty about wasting an appointment when it seems highly unlikely that a normal appearing breast needs a specialist opinion. I'm not professing to know better than the GP and I am grateful that she is being thorough. That said, it seems silly to blindly follow protocol if I am using a slot that could go to someone who is at risk of cancer. I am in my late twenties with no family history and no lump or symptoms other than pain.
The real factor that's making me not want to waste a slot is that she briefly mentioned it could be chest wall pain or lung congestion. I have other physical health problems that have resulted in chest pain and the aforementioned two issues are associated with it. She didn't listen to my chest or poke me anywhere apart from my breast. Maybe I should return to the GP and get them to check my chest is clear before I accept/decline the breast clinic appointment?
I'm not normally a worrier about these things but I am feeling overwhelming guilt because I am positive that the clinic would be better off seeing someone else. AIBU?
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timewastingtime · 27/03/2015 20:07
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