Hi everyone
I have just been diagnosed with above, I have been to hospital from April 2025 complaining about lump to be told it was glandular tissue change due to hormones (menopause) I have just turned 49. Beginning of July 2025 the lump had got bigger from 4mm to 3.2cm. I was still complaining about "stingy" pain at my sternum. At breast clinic consultant said he go cut it out under local anastetic so I said yes, it was an abscess told him pain was still there. So basically within 5 weeks had local anastetic 3 times and breast cut open, general anastetic x 2, the 1st GA he explored and found a lump "hid" in my muscle at chest wall, 3 strong antibiotics and then told above diagnosis. Told they couldn't answer questions about prognosis as such a rare finding and more removal of tissue to be examined. I am still waiting on results and I am finding it really hard and so scared as they can't really explain it all.
Sorry for long story but if anyone has this or can give me some reassurance I would greatly appreciate it
Thanks
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