2 week wait appointment

Hey , please don’t panic as pain and redness its not sign of something what you scared. Two weeks appointment its very reasonable and you will be seen by specialists in ine day. Its easy to say dont think about it , just follow calendar day by day and your appointment will come . X

Hi @becka90

Firstly , you have done the right thing by going to your Gp , if you do have anything sinister you are now on the track to have it dealt with. Secondly,  there are strict guidelines and anyone with a hint it may be cancer should be seen within the two week window, so it doesn’t mean that you have cancer , it is the correct protocol.  Women your age can , and do, develop cancer , however it is still relatively rare, and of all the women of all ages who are referred , 9 out of 10 don’t have cancer.

Having said all of that , you will still be terrified that you do , and the awful waiting is one of the worst parts whatever your diagnosis. A tip someone gave me was to have a window of time when you allow your mind to think about the results, and try and just stick to that time to do this - also have a notepad to jot thoughts and questions down , for me writing things down allows me to make some sense of things.

I hope you get your appointment soon , and fingers crossed it is negative for cancer , but if it is cancer you will be extremely well looked after and please be reassured that there are so many treatments for breast cancer nowadays.

Jo x

Thank you   I just can't help but fear the worst, if I get a pain somewhere I wonder if its cancer that has spread or if I feel a bit overly tired or a bit under the weather I worry. I know statistically it hopefully won't be cancer but I'm really scared, mostly scared of leaving my children xx

Hi Becka,

You must be really scared. It’s understandable. Can I ask, were you given antibiotics? Just in case you have an infection.

I would try to think of it as a positive that you are being seen so soon. Whatever the results (and I do so hope you’re  OK) the sooner you’re seen the better. 

Wishing you a good result.

Bluebell xx

Hi, no i wasn't. Its been around 3 weeks since I first noticed it and I've had no other symptoms of infection though. I called the breast unit this morning because its been a week tomorrow that I saw my gp, it turned out she didn't do the referral...so I called the GP surgery to tell them and she has been informed, I then called the breast unit again to see if they could also chase it up to move things a bit faster. Unfortunately they can't do anything until they receive the referral so im hoping the dr does it quickly. The administrator at the breast unit did they things are done quite quickly once they do get it. Im just so anxious about it im hoping this doesn't delay things much x

Hi Becka

i think the worst part of this whole process is the not knowing each time you’re waiting for an appt. try not to worry, I think something like 8/9 times out 10 it’s nothing to worry about. But they’re right, as soon as they get the referral through, you’ll be seen ASAP. Even if it is delayed slightly, please don’t worry, it shouldn’t have any impact xxx

Thank you. I was so mad at the gp this morning x

I’m not surprised!! The delay shouldn’t impact anything but the wait for the initial appointment is awful. It really is the not knowing that’s the worst part. Xx

Thank you. Im trying to keep a check on the lump, I've noticed its more defined and easy to feel when I'm standing, laid down I can't really feel it. Im hoping this is a good sign. Im also getting little shooting pains in my armpit and sometimes my arm aches x