Dear Oliviasj:

I am so sorry for what you've been through;( My heart goes out to you and prayers go out for you upon reading this post...

Life throws curve balls at us from time to time:( I truly admire your wisdom and self care that you discovered this mass by yourself! For my own case, my wonderful PCP discovered the tumor during my annual physical check-up back in November, 2023, and I went through the surgery on 12/26/2023 to get rid of cancerous cells from my body, thus starting my own journey of fighting the disease of BC. So I understand how shocking and terrifying this journey of breast cancer is for anybody:(. I am very grateful that I found this Mayo Clinic supporting site, however; because everybody in this web community is very knowledgeable and supportive and I've learnt a lot here. Please take a deep breath, and work with your physicians to conquer this illness and you'll be OK, my friend, for you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Pray for the wisdom, comfort and peace of mind coming from above for you and your care team. I know this is very hard to wait, but please allow your physicians to investigate further without too much stress. You are in our thoughts and prayers, my comrade!

Wishing you the best for the journey ahead!