Breast lump

[Jessi 24]

Last week I decided to do a breast exam, which I never do and was pretty sure I found something so yesterday I saw my gyn and she felt it and she thinks it’s a cyst but wants me to have a diagnostic mammo.  She also suggested I do the Brca testing since my mom had cancer.  I did that yesterday but am waiting on the results.  My mammo hasn’t been scheduled yet.  
I just had my regular mammo in October, so just 6 months ago.  I’m praying this is truly nothing more than a cyst but I’m so scared it isn’t that.  I’m only 42 and still have kids at home.  My mom was 60 when she was diagnosed.  
my dr asked if it was tender or hurt and I said no and she said that was good but I’m thinking she’s lying to me because I’ve read so many times that cysts hurt and cancer doesn’t.  

[sTeaLth 239]

We have a friend who has the genes that significantly raises the chances of breast cancer. They do a mammo every 6 months as a result. Often have cysts that cause a bit of nervousness when they get them checked. The cysts are almost never painful. There are just lumps. Rest easy and don’t borrow trouble that doesn’t exist yet! Very likely it’s nothing. 

[Jessi 24]

5 hours ago, sTeaLth said:

We have a friend who has the genes that significantly raises the chances of breast cancer. They do a mammo every 6 months as a result. Often have cysts that cause a bit of nervousness when they get them checked. The cysts are almost never painful. There are just lumps. Rest easy and don’t borrow trouble that doesn’t exist yet! Very likely it’s nothing. 

Thank you.  I’m hoping mine is nothing since I just had my mammo recently.  I’m worried sick over it but trying to remain positive 

[Ironman 199]

On 4/11/2023 at 5:40 AM, Jessi said:

my dr asked if it was tender or hurt and I said no and she said that was good but I’m thinking she’s lying to me because I’ve read so many times that cysts hurt and cancer doesn’t.  

You have to be careful on this.  Dwelling on this would cause an anxiety flare-up.  You need to trust your doctor.  She'd know the full story.

[Jessi 24]

21 hours ago, Ironman said:

You have to be careful on this.  Dwelling on this would cause an anxiety flare-up.  You need to trust your doctor.  She'd know the full story.

I’ve been in a major anxiety flare up!! Horribly.  
I had my mammo and ultrasound and lost my cool and broke down crying.  I was convinced they knew something I didn’t.  I usually don’t get images at this place so they said they had to wait until they receive my mammo from October from the other place.  I begged the tech to ask the radiologist if he’d look at it before getting them.  He said he had to do the official report after the fact but did look (briefly) at my ultrasound and said I had 3 cysts.  I’m scared he’s wrong because it didn’t take him too long to look at it.  
I know this may sound crazy (but whatever, we’re in an anxiety group here) but I’m in the middle of a divorce from a very horrible relationship and the only thing keeping me from turning in my final paper is the fear of the final result being bad, and me needing to keep my husband for insurance and financial support if I get so sick I can not work anymore.  I have never had anxiety this bad in my entire life.  It’s awful. 

[Ironman 199]

4 hours ago, Jessi said:

I’ve been in a major anxiety flare up!! Horribly.  
I had my mammo and ultrasound and lost my cool and broke down crying.  I was convinced they knew something I didn’t.  I usually don’t get images at this place so they said they had to wait until they receive my mammo from October from the other place.  I begged the tech to ask the radiologist if he’d look at it before getting them.  He said he had to do the official report after the fact but did look (briefly) at my ultrasound and said I had 3 cysts.  I’m scared he’s wrong because it didn’t take him too long to look at it.  
I know this may sound crazy (but whatever, we’re in an anxiety group here) but I’m in the middle of a divorce from a very horrible relationship and the only thing keeping me from turning in my final paper is the fear of the final result being bad, and me needing to keep my husband for insurance and financial support if I get so sick I can not work anymore.  I have never had anxiety this bad in my entire life.  It’s awful. 

For starters, you are under a lot of stress from the divorce itself.  People who don't have anxiety disorders are definitely going to have stress as a baseline.  That can send people into anxiety disorder zone.  

I would bet that if there was something to worry about, they would have contacted you immediately.  You would have already been told of anything bad.  Doctors are like that - I learned that the hard way.  No news is good news.  Scary, but true.

[sTeaLth 239]

Yes, I can confirm.  If there is ANY concern, they do not doddle.  My wife currently has a mass on her ovary and the doctor wanted to wait 6 months EVEN IF it was cancer because it wasn't going to be that serious.  We trust him and have no anxiety about it as a result.  We have another ultrasound in May to see what has happened and if it needs to be removed.  You have to learn to live with some amount of uncertainty.  It is also VERY important to find a way to relax when in stressful situations.  I find working out, playing video games, and a glass of wine in the evenings really helps me calm down.

[Jessi 24]

On 4/14/2023 at 10:54 AM, Ironman said:

For starters, you are under a lot of stress from the divorce itself.  People who don't have anxiety disorders are definitely going to have stress as a baseline.  That can send people into anxiety disorder zone.  

I would bet that if there was something to worry about, they would have contacted you immediately.  You would have already been told of anything bad.  Doctors are like that - I learned that the hard way.  No news is good news.  Scary, but true.

I hope that’s true.  They told me they legally have 30 days to give the results, which is absurd considering it’s a diagnostic.  
I really hope the dr knows by just a glance the difference between a cyst and a tumor 

[Ironman 199]

2 hours ago, Jessi said:

I hope that’s true.  They told me they legally have 30 days to give the results, which is absurd considering it’s a diagnostic.  
I really hope the dr knows by just a glance the difference between a cyst and a tumor 

You wouldn't need to "hope"; they know what to look for.  😉