Hi, new to the community but i have no idea if I should be here.
I'm 34, mum to a 13year old daughter & wife to a 36year old man child (in the best way, he's my soul mate).
So, I've always been a part of the itty bitty titty committee and after reading that smaller breasts can make detecting lumps harder years ago, I got in to the habit of checking once a month and getting to know what my normal is. My normal I'm sure is a common normal and fluctuation of size, heaviness, tenderness throughout the month is something I'm very familiar with.
However a couple of weeks ago I noticed that my left breast has grown, and stayed that way since. Due to the small size I am usually I think it's pretty noticeable and I'm grateful it's winter so I can stayed wrapped up and it not seem odd. Between my left breast & armpit I have tenderness too, not dissimilar to what I feel when I'm due on, but I don't have it on the right side too and I'm also now almost half way through my cycle.
I have no lump, no change in skin or nipple. I have no family history of breast cancer, but know that a history has to start somewhere.
Has anybody had the same thing and it turn out to be something, or turn out to be nothing? I don't want to waste the Dr's time and my brain is just going round & round!
Any help, advice or just words of comfort would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance x
Hi Tinkabel and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community and I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2022 from a routine mammogram. You definitely won't be wasting your GPs time, so please do go and get yourself checked.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the breast cancer group, 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'.
It would be great if you could put something about your symptoms into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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