A Pain in the Boob

Around the middle of August I noticed my right boob hurt. It wasn't a constant pain and it didn't stop me doing anything, it was just annoying. As it continued to hurt I thought I'd have a feel. I found a lump, or at least I thought I had, I really wasn't sure to be honest. A couple of weeks later the pain was still there and I was sure it was a lump, but I'm only 36. I booked a doctors appointment and off I went. I walk in and the first thing she wants to do is a Pap smear. The doctor and I got very intimate that day. Pap smear done, it was time to get the boobs out. She felt the lump, but didn't seem overly concerned. She said I had good dense breast tissue and it may well be absolutely nothing. She gave me an ultrasound referral and said keep checking it for the next couple of weeks and see if there are any changes as I go through the rest of my monthly cycle. The lump remained, but the pain had gone. My boob however just didn't feel right. I was aware of my boob when I was sitting in certain positions. I booked my ultrasound and off I went. I met a friend for lunch straight afterwards and within an hour I'd had a call from my doctors surgery asking me to come in that afternoon. So according to my ultrasound results, my left breast is unremarkable. My husband thinks this is hilarious! My right breast however is suspicious of a primary carcinoma. I wasn't shocked or upset by what the doctor was telling me, I'm a very practical sort of girl. My doctor recommended a surgeon and rang her office there and then to see exactly how she would like her to progress things. The surgeon asked for a mammogram and a core biopsy. These were booked for the following morning (Friday) and an appointment was made with the surgeon for Tuesday. The mammogram was ok, a bit unpleasant, but standing on a piece of lego is more painful! The core biopsy was not as bad as I'd imagined. I've heard so many biopsy horror stories that I was expecting something awful. The local anesthetic didn't hurt and I watched intently on the ultrasound monitor as it went in. I saw the biopsy needle and thought, maybe I didn't actually want to see that! I watched again on the monitor as two biopsies were taken. I didn't feel a thing. Now I just had to wait four sleeps to get my results.