What can i expect at a breast clinic appointment

1. So pleased you have your appointment. Maybe a Mammogram/Ultrasound. They may do a biopsy to check the lump, if necessary. Jo x

Hi MissCatLover

That's great that you have a breast clinic appointment now. I had a breast examination, mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy. I think they do what they think is necessary at the time. Good luck and hope you get good news. Just knowing that you've been referred will be a relief. Most breast lumps are benign although that won't stop you worrying.

Best Wishes

Stripey x

You can expect a bit of sitting around!!!  Sorry but at my one stop clinic they have 5 ladies in together and do mammogram in turn then Dr meets with patients and if necessary does ultra sound .  Then either sends you home or orders biopsy or more imaging .  Then given results appointment time if you have biopsy and then sent home.  Unfortunately when I went first time I was 5th person so my 9am appointment ended 12.30 as I was last for each stage .  2 of the women sent home after mammogram and doctor .  Other 2 ladies told they had cancer and had biopsy .  I was told 99% certain no cancer but biopsy just in case in two areas .  One was benign one wasn't.  Second time to the clinic last November I was first of the 5 ladies .  I was done in 30 minutes after mammogram confirmed no changes so Dr sent me on my way with all clear .  Luckily my hubby waited as I had told him to go home expecting hours of hanging around .  Good luck xxx

Update**

Because my mum wouldn't have been able to make it to the appointment with me, she rang them and they made the appointment for this Friday, I felt so happy my mum will be able to be there with me and that's one less stress off my mind.

Still a bit nervous,

Want to ask if there are any questions the Dr might ask me so I can be a bit prepared

Thank you again everyone :) 

Make a list of questions you may want to ask..forewarned is forearmed. Good luck and I hope your issue is not anything significant. Best wishes x

Thank you so much, and I will do, part of me thinks its nothing but the other part is fearing the worst 

Just saw this thread. Finally......! As for what the doctor might ask you, it's a bit hard to predict, but it could be anything from asking about any allergies to when you had your first period. They may want to verify with you any information they will have received from your GP. Essentially they are going to be after data, so between you and your mother you should be able to answer any of that from memory, either yours or hers. I don't think they are going to go into anything that calls for a "what do I think/feel about ---" but if they do, and if you are not sure, just tell them that. 

As others have, said, a bit of waiting around! I think I was there for 3 hours. I had examination and consultation with the surgeon, then sent for mammogram then ultrasound and during ultrasound, they took biopsies. Then, back to the surgeon as they thought it was cancer so needed to talk to me. Then a chat to the breast cancer nurse.

It was a really brilliant and efficient service. They want to try and give you results if they can on the day. Cancer cannot be confirmed without results from biopsy, but they were pretty sure with mine due to the shape and family history

Thank you everyone!

I just realised that I will probably have to wear a gown and that I had it in my head that I would be wearing my normal clothes and just taking my upper clothes off, I guess when I put the gown on everything will suddenly become real and daunting.

I also worry if I'll only get examined with no tests and just be told it's an ingrown hair or something, I know that's a good thing but I'll feel so silly afterwards for getting worked up over nothing and wasting the doctors time

My GP, and every doctor this ever came up with, all said pretty much the same thing -- they'd rather have us come in with nothing, than not come in and it was something. If this is nothing, think of it this way: you have given these doctors, who usually have to break bad news to patients, the opportunity to give good news for once. A lot of them appreciate it more than they let on.

I hope things go very well for you tomorrow on all fronts!