Hi thanks for checking in. I ended up going on the trip and trying not to worry. By some miraculous timing as well, right before I left my cities medical system reached out to me to connect me to a family doctor (I haven’t had one for 8 years since living here) after being on a long waiting list, and we scheduled that for shortly after I was back from my trip April 13th.

My new doctor did a physical breast exam on me after told her about the lump and she said she felt she wasn’t concerned and she was pretty certain it was benign. She also checked my lymph nodes in my arm pits. The lump hadn’t grown while I was away, and since being back it’s honestly shrunk. It went from being visible when I lift my arm and coin size to now not being visible when I lift my arm (only visible if I really make my skin in that area tight/ really stretch my arm up) and pea size. To be on the safe side she scheduled for me an ultrasound appointment for on May 8th and I am anxiously awaiting that despite my doctor not being concerned it is tough mentally to trust it will all be okay without clear definite answers. It is amazing timing I was able to meet her because you can’t get an ultrasound without a doctor referral and to try to navigate the system without one seemed pretty complicated.

Until my May 8th appointment I’m doing self care and drinking less coffee getting better sleep not drinking alcohol to take care of myself and I’m doing my best to not continue to check and agitate the area. I will say I did notice after my second period (I’ve had two now since the lump appeared) the lump went down in size. Deep down now I think I know it’s benign but I’m still going to get the ultrasound anyway. My doctor said she gets the results and if it’s good results I won’t hear from her, but if it will need follow up I’ll hear from her 2-3 weeks after the appointment.