Hi! Back in mid February I started to experience sharp pain in my left breast and upon examination I noticed there was a small hard lump under my nipple. I went to the gp who felt the lump and said it was around 1cm big, she reassured that it would be ok, that im 28 and cancer is rare to get that young. they referred me to the breast clinic but it was triaged as routine originally. I continued to self monitor, within 2 weeks the pain stopped and the lump wasn't sore whatsoever, just over a month later I noticed the lump had grown and wasn't shifting side to side anymore, only up and down, ive also been struggling with extreme fatigue. I went back to the gp and explained all this and got a blood panel done and my appointment was moved to urgent. today I had an appointment with the macmillan clinic with a breast surgeon, he said the lump didn't feel worrying and that I would get an ultrasound done. When I went in for the ultrasound the technician said it looked like glandular tissue was clumped together which was the lump I was feeling. When I went to talk to the doctor after to ask a few questions, he was very dismissive and said my breast tissue was normal, when I asked why the tissue was randomly lumpy now whereas it never was before, he said this was normal, especially after pregnancy and hormonal changes, I haven't been pregnant since 5 years ago and never felt lumps in that time (I self monitor every month) I'm very aware of my body and changes that happen. The whole appointment I just felt very dismissed and couldn't ask questions. Is it normal for glandular tissue to form a lump randomly? Will this disappear on it it's own? It looked dark grey/nearly black on the ultrasound screen. Do I need to keep an eye on it? Is there anything I can do to help get rid of this lump from home? He said he was happy to discharge me and that I have normal breast tissue (despite having this lump that's formed since February?) I've requested for the scans and notes from this appointment to see if my GP can discuss this with me, to help me understand. Is this normal or should I ask for a second opinion? I thought i would feel relieved after this appointment but I can't shake the feeling that something isn't right.
