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[Hezzalady67!]

Your Nurse had a good feel and isn't concerned.  To be absolutely certain she has referred you to the GP, pity that she couldn't call a GP 'over' to the room  .

Had she been sure it would have saved a GP appt. ;-).

Let us know how you get on.

I know, I just felt annoyed having to go out from work twice in one week when I had wanted to see the GP in first place.

I will let you know 

[CLKD]

Did U see the GP?

[Hezzalady67!]

No, I was given a GP phone call slot instead of an appointment and, as I was at work, I got caught up in something and missed the call! I will have to try again next week and hope for an appointment.

At our surgery the receptionists question you and decide what sort of appointment is needed, hence why I was sent to nurse. Suppose I could just say that I don't want to discuss it and please make me a GP appointment.
 

[jaypo]

Receptionists shouldn't decide who you see,they're NOT medically trained,if you wish to see a dr,you can demand to do so

[CLKD]

I would ask for a GP appt. particularly as the phone appt. didn't connect with you.  Some receptionists are now trained in triage.  Apparently.  But I don't like having to keep repeating my symptoms 

[squilly]

I noticed a largish lump in my armpit about 2 years ago. I only noticed it because I was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, putting my hair up in a bobble before brushing my teeth and I could see one side of my armpit looked larger than the other.

I made an appointment after weeks of worrying to my husband, and straight away she put me on a potential cancer pathway. Within 10 days, I had a ultrasound scan at the hospital and they couldn't determine what it was so 12 days later I was seeing a sarcoma consultant at the hospital. Then 4 days later I had an MRI and within 5 weeks I was in the operating theatre. They suspected it was a benign lipoma, but the treatment and care I received was excellent. It was in fact a lipoma, although 7cms wide - it was harmless.

I post this not to worry you x but to support you in realising that you deserve to be taken seriously, treated respectfully and without needless delay.

[jaypo]

Wow squilly,that was a lot of days of worrying,not sure I would've kept it together

[CLKD]

   squilly

[squilly]

It did seem like a very long time, and I did struggle so very much with the not-knowing, but really from initial appointment to surgery was very quick.

[CLKD]

I felt whilst in the system of surgery, follow ups, treatments; for nearly a year; I was OK - it was after, when the support disappeared, that it hit me .......

[Hezzalady67!]

I noticed a largish lump in my armpit about 2 years ago. I only noticed it because I was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, putting my hair up in a bobble before brushing my teeth and I could see one side of my armpit looked larger than the other.

That's pretty much what has happened to me. I still haven't been to GP, it was so frustrating being told by the receptionist almost that my concerns didn't warrant a GP.

Then, the nurse seemed to think because I'd had screening it wasn't an issue. But she did tell me to double check with GP, it is getting more uncomfortable though only a soft, fatty lump it is kind of getting ‘pinched' between my arm and pit... so I MUST persist.

It is so hard to get an appointment with the ‘ring at 0800' system and when at different offices for different meetings.

[CLKD]

Do you not have a medical health office in your work place? If not, take time off?  You could show a Pharmacist they have private rooms now.

[sheila99]

Tell them you have a lump in your armpit that could be a cancerous lymph node. If it could be cancer they have to act. I had a lump in my breast and I saw the GP the same day, it's usually a fortnight.