Hi bnsvessel,

It is normal to have worries, but it's important not to let them take over and 9 out of 10 people who have been referred are found not to have cancer. Although the tips on the page here are to do with waiting for news, test results for example, they can be used in many different situations. Mindfulness is also useful tool to help you keep calm.

I hope this is useful,

Moderator Anastasia

Hey 

I am currently waiting on my appointment which is on Monday. I found initially I was really worried. I read alot of information on breast cancer and with my age it is very very unlikely. Work has kept my mind off it. I had a day of work to sort speaking to my GP and cried for the first couple days after finding the lump but honestly reading up statistics really helped me to stop catastrophing the whole situation. 

Hopefully the waiting passes quickly for you! 

Hello ,

I had found a lump in my right breast, I went to the gp and got referred aswell. My mum passed away from lung cancer so I was very scared through the process thinking the worst and that I'm going to have to go through all that my mum did with all the medication and chemo and surgery. 
however I had a scan and actually said it was just breast tissue which is very common for people with larger breasts.

honestly try not to think about it because you start to think the worst.

hope everything is all ok xx

Hey,

im so sorry to hear about your mum and I hope you're doing okay, that's amazing to hear it was all clear! My doctor also said I have large, lumpy breasts so i'm hoping it is just lumpy tissue! Thank you for reaching out im going to try and not think about it and not stress myself out, I hope everything's well with you xx