Hi all!
I've read a lot of previous posts and wanted to join in the community... I'm scared and worried.
Found a lump I'm my left breast just over a week ago. Told myself it was nothing and hoped it would go away. Asked my husband to have a feel and he felt it too. Atleast I hadn't completely lost my mind. Got a gp appointment Monday and was referred straight away under the 2 week rule. The paperwork wasn't sent until Tuesday tho! I finally saw today, Wednesday, that my referral had been received and found the number for the clinic on the NHS app. I called them and asked about current waits and was informed I won't be seen until atleast November. I know it isn't that much longer than the 2 weeks, but she didn't say how soon in November. Could be the 10th for all I know. My friend has told me to call everyday to ask for cancellations, but I'm dreading the next few weeks. I've kept it together until now, but when I found out I wouldn't be seen as urgently as I'd hoped, I broke down. Just before school run too....
Thank you for reading and thank you for letting me vent. This place seems amazing and I appreciate any support or kind words.
Hi Starmeadow and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
Waiting for tests is always a hard time but you've joined the right community for support.
The online community is divided into different support forums so I'm going to recommend that you join the breast cancer forum which is a great place to ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
If you have any problem navigating the community, just drop me a reply and I'll be pleased to help.
"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
