Hi everyone. This is my first post. I'm 44 years old and a single parent to 3. My son has just turned 22, I have a 20 year old daughter and a 14 year old daughter. Last Monday evening, the 13th January, the day before my sons birthday, I found a lump in my right breast. I don't check my breasts as often as I should but it scared the life out of me. My blood ran could and I had a panic attack. After a sleepless night I rang my GP surgery the next day and managed to get to see a locum GP at 10.30 that morning. She did an examination then gave me an two week urgent referral to the breast clinic. I received the appointment on Thursday for the 27th, a week tomorrow but I'm in a really dark place. I've convinced myself it's cancer. I keep feeling the lump in the vain hope it's disappeared, then this morning I decided to check myself naked in front of the mirror and have found large dimples in the underboob. I can't eat, sleep or concentrate on anything. I have a great supportive friend network who all message me daily and offer to come to the appointment next week. I feel like I'm facing a death sentence, I'm so scared x
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