Hello, I am new to this group and hoping someone can advise me on what to do about a hospital referral ..
I went to the Dr's at the beginning of January to have a breast lump checked out after finding it because I had arrange sensations in my left breast for quite a few months .. these included a feeling of pressure , tingling , a sensation of blood pumping hard all in the same spot and a few incidents of quite intense pain .These symptoms prompted me to check and I felt a hard pea sized lump in the same region . I have had cysts in the past but this feels different ,fixed and not tender. The Dr referred me on a 2 week wait referral. The hospital have said that there is a longer wait than this due to Xmas and a high number of referrals so it will be longer before I get an appointment.. Since talking to the hospital, I have now noticed that my lymph nodes in my armpit on the same side as my breast issues are raised and have sone swelling in my armpit . This has been for about a week and they haven't gone down yet. Please can anyone advise if having new symptoms would expedite my referral or if wouldn't make any difference? I don't want to be a drama queen but my swollen lymph nodes have made me a little more concerned about the possibility that my lump may not be a cyst like before ... Thank you for any advice x
Hi KAE 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 know how hard it is when you've been referred and your waiting for the appointment to come through.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the breast cancer group as you'll then connect directly with others who are at the same stage of diagnosis.
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'.
As for whether having new symptoms will speed up your referral, I don't know but you should report any new or worsening symptoms to your GP.
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