Ok, I hope this isn't insensitive (please ignore/hide if it is, I really don't want to upset anyone, but don't know how to phrase this better) but how do you know if you feel a lump when you check your breasts?
We had a talk about doing it, so I do it in the shower, up along my collarbone etc. and I think I'm doing it right, but I always feel lumps and bumps. They've never changed so think I probably just have 'lumpy' breasts rather than anything sinister.
But, it worries me as you hear about people who have felt pea-sized lumps and it's been cancer. Do they feel different in some way? I'm worried that I'd miss something completely, especially if it were pea-sized.
I know it sounds daft, but I'm really anxious about it. Would it be possible for me to have a breast exam or something, just so I know it's all ok and then carry on from there? Or a chat with a nurse about checking? I'm fine most of the time and then I suddenly think about it and can't get it out of my head.
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UncomfortableWithMyFeelings · 29/01/2013 10:40
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