Thickening on my breast, just wanting some support!

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I’m 42 and a single mum, and I have always had lumpy boobs! I’ve got a fibrodenoma, fibrocystic changes and been on the Breast Cancer pathway three times, most recently at the beginning of the year for thickening in my left breast! This was biopsied and a market put in place.

I was told if I notice any other changes I had six months to come back! I had found a thickening area on the top of my right hand breast, no other symptoms! I went today, and was relaxed! The doctor felt the area when I was sitting up and said was she felt was benign changes and then when I lay down she said there was definitely a thickening of an area, and she was going to book me an ultrasound to get it checked out! She said I should go home and not worry and seemed pretty relaxed, but then when I left I’ve started catastrophising!

Ive googled the invasive lobular carcinoma presents itself as thickening! And have got myself into a really pickle with anxiety!

i’m not really sure why I’m posting here, I’m probably just looking for support. I don’t have a partner and even though I have lots of friends I don’t really feel I want to burden any of them with this.

xxx

Oh bless you. I know easier said than don't but unlikely to be anything. Just remember you have been on this pathway 3 times and it's nothing.

I'm assuming your biopsy was nothing too?

Stay off Google!!!

@Odiebay thank you so much for your reply! Yes, it’s always been fibrocystic changes etc! Just new things always keep popping up! Once you’ve been put on the pathway you have six months to go in ans flag anything you’re worried about! I’m hoping they just ultrasound anything a little abnormal! She seemed very convinced it was benign when I was sitting up but when lying down she then suggested the ultrasound! Ahh, probably reading way too much into it all!

Hello. I had a thickening of the breast a few months ago. Again they thought it was hormonal but did a mammogram & ultrasound and all clear. Don’t panic. It sounds more common than you would think. I can still feel it now and they said to go back if it changes which I definitely would.

@hby9628thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I’m hoping it is not serious. It’s one of those annoying situations where I think the Doctor didn’t seem concerned but then my brain replays the situation and I get more anxious each time! It’s a patch at the top of my breast and has been there for months, but was hoping it would go away! Positive is I did have mammograms in February xxx glad you had a positive outcome xxxx

@littleblueenvelopemine is the same. On the top of my breast. It’s almost not a lump more of a ridge. I paid to get mine checked as my Gp was a bit blasé and said to go back in 4 weeks. I was due to go on hols and just wanted it sorting. Well worth it for peace of mind as I wouldn’t have rested until it had been checked. Good luck. Try not to get too stressed with it all. Xx