Dense breasts in a 26 year old/areas of blister-like, squishy areas of breast, but it also feels like I can feel a couple of small bumps

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I'm just not coping with my health anxiety. I know breast cancer rates are rising in people in their twenties and thirties. I haven't seen a GP for about three years and I find it acutely upsetting to go into any form of medical environment, i feel like at this point its either just cysts in my breasts or all of them are sinister lumps. I also have OCD around body sensations and I feel like if I try and go to the GP, ill not be taken as seriously, i havent really told anyone in my family because partly because im autistic and struggle with communication but also because i think theres history in the family of dense breast tissue. My dad has also been diagnosed with late stage lung cancer caused by asbestos, and I'm scared that if I mention this to my mum im going to find out that my mum has the same concerns as me breast wise. I feel very upset and isolated and there's been a couple of times when ive been at a road junction and I've passively thought about walking into the path of a car because of how distressed i feel.

I had 4 of these in my late 20s—mine were fibroadenomas. Get them checked out—they will numb the area and stick a large needle in to get a sample. It doesn’t hurt. Just get onto the habit of getting every lump and bump checked.

Otherwise, you’ll end up like my MIL, who found a lump, buried her head in the sand for 2 years about getting it checked, and needless to say, it was cancer and had spread to other parts of her body.

Stay on top of it and accept that you have lumpy breasts that need to be kept on top of. The first time is the scariest, then it gets easier each subsequent time because you know the routine.

Happy for you to PM me if you need to.

You need to get this checked out. I would mention that you're having suicidal thoughts too.

OP I also struggle with health anxiety and know how stressful dense breasts can be! Have you looked at how to properly self examine them? I would maybe take a breath, do a proper self exam (lying down, after your period is over, gentle circular movements) and figure out a baseline for how your boobs feel.

I have some very solid/ lumpy areas in my boobs and it's just glandular tissue. I've even had ultrasounds to confirm this! At your age it is very very unlikely that you have breast cancer, especially if you have multiple spots that feel similarly lumpy or hard. If you're really worried, go see a GP. You should go see a doc about your anxiety and down thoughts though, for sure. Be kind to yourself about these feelings of worry.