Lots of small breast lumps

[HealthAnxietyspoilsme]

Hi.

I'm back and forth from the breast clinic with small breast lumps. I've been about 7 times now, the last time I went was July this year. They did a scan and it's normal lumpy brrast tissue.

As you can see by my user name health anxiety RULES in life.

Last night I had a feel and I can feel lots of lumps, about 6/7 if them in my right breast. This is the side that had the scan in July.

I'm 32.

What should I do?? Go back to GP?

I'm so fed up of all these lumps all the time. There isn't as many in my right breast.

Please help me as I honestly don't cope well with this, now I've had a feel and felt these lumps again I'll spiral with my mental health in a way thats castophopihic.

Hi @Boymommy93 i've had several lumps, and quite often lurk on these threads, I managed to get on top of severe health anxiety relating to this, but it wasn't easy. What was your lump like? And when do you expect the results? Here with a handhold anyway.

@ManchesterBea
I've had an ultrasound in August that I got privately and they said just dense area of tissue no further action.
Went to my public appointment referral in October and the consultant examined me said not overly concerned but would send for a scan anyway to see if they would biopsy.
Went for the scan and same lady doing it scanned area again and said normal lumpy breast tissue didn't see anything to biopsy.

When I had my follow up he said we will biopsy anyway as its still there. The radiology department said no we don't biopsy normal tissue. So he said we will do it in the day ward. I waited six weeks for that app which was supposed to be on Friday- and just now had a call cancelling as they've got an overflow of patients and have to close for two weeks so I'll have to be rescheduled
I'm honestly so upset and my mental health just feels at its wits ends 😔

That sounds so incredibly stressful!

Reading it as someone who is outside the situation, it really does sound like it's not going to be anything to worry about it all.

But I can completely see why the fact it's not completely closed down, means it's continuing to damage your mental health.

I'm sure your mind will be at rest soon, but what an absolute pain for you. Really sorry you are going through it.

@ManchesterBea thanks for the reply.
It honestly has been an incredibly stressful time as someone with health anxiety I'm sure you can relate. I've gone from being reassured one month to worried the next and it's really affecting me. I'm holding it together but just about.
Any tips on how to get control of the health anxiety? Did you have biopsies yourself of anything?
Thanks for the reassuring words, they all really help calm my mind and I read them when the anxiety is flaring up really badly.
I actually had a call and I'm being booked in to a different hospital the consultant works at to have the biopsy so it should be back on for this Friday. So nervous but also glad I don't have to keep waiting

I'll be honest, it was really hard.

I had a cyst that was drained, but I convinced myself of all sorts while waiting for the appointment.

I think what surprised me was after the appointment, I then began to obsess over all the other little lumps I had.

It took me awhile, but I realised I was going back over and over and over with the same obsessive thoughts, so I tried to break that pattern. I think in my heart of hearts, I knew that really there was nothing to worry about, and now it's nearly 4 years down the line, and nothing has come of the fact I have lumpy breast tissue!

It was hard to get on top of, But I guess in the end I just managed to worry less less each day.

I'm much better now. Though I still get pangs!

@ManchesterBea that's exactly how I've been. When I've had the ultrasounds, both times, I've felt such relief afterwards. Then the doubt and worry creeps back in after a few days and it's like a really repetitive draining cycle of panicking and stressing then trying to calm myself down again.

I really want to try therapy for it but I can't focus on that till I know 100 percent nothing is wrong.

I wish my lump had just been a cyst and I'd have had clear answers months ago, any sort of doubt is a horrible thing for a person with health anxiety. Its amplified x1000.

Thanks for the advice, it's much appreciated. X

Is anyone still active on this thread?

I’ve had loads of breast lumps for a year, so far they’ve all been cysts. However I’m experiencing the same issue as lots of you have that I’m in a cycle of get an ultrasound feel relieved for about a week and then I find another lump and the cycle starts again. I have no idea which lumps are new because I have loads!
Currently I can feel loads of round lumps and then one hard ridge lump. Has anyone ever had this? It’s the ridge bit that’s bothering me as I don’t think I’ve felt this before.
I do have a breast clinic appointment booked but the wait is killing me!