National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Hi all. I just found this site in my search for information. Pull up a chair, grab a snack, this post is going to be a long one. I am 24 (turning 25 in a few weeks), and about a week ago I found a lump in my right breast. I went to my general doc, who felt it as well. She is having me get an ultrasound, which I believe is done for women my age because of tissue density or something, instead of a mammogram. However, the radiology place can't give me an appointment until June 24th, which stinks. My Dr, during the visit, said that the lump was hard, had no defined borders (no definite shape), and did not move. It is not painful at all. I also have no nipple discharge at all. It is located, if looking at my breast from the view of someone standing in front of me, immediately to the right of the nipple on my right breast, no lumps under/near my underarm. As a side note, I have a son, whom I did breastfeed, but he is almost 4 now, so I stopped breastfeeding years ago. There is some "unusualness" to the skin on top of where the lump is located, but I don't know if it is just the leftover goodness of having your B-cup breasts become giant D-cups during pregnancy and then sadly deflating. I have been unhappy with the look of my breasts since having my son, so I have no idea if these marks are leftover stretchmarks or something, since I was not into spending too much time looking at them. The only instances of cancer in my family are my grandmother (nonsmoker) recently passed away from lung cancer, and my cousin (same side of family) had a large benign brain tumor removed about 3 years ago. I'm not sure what I'm looking for by posting this, maybe just some advice. I am finding conflicting info online, and though I know that obviously no one here can diagnose me, if anyone has any thoughts on my situation I would appreciate it. I am terrified, and so upset that I have to wait 3 weeks to even have the ultrasound. I know the odds of it being cancer are relatively small, but it is still frightening. I am so sorry for this novel of a post, I just don't know where else to turn. I'm a single working mom in college, so I don't have many friends, certainly non that have dealt with this before. If you got through all of this, thank you so much. (And if you didn't, and skipped to the end, I don't blame you ;) )

Oh, and this is posted twice, for some reason it also posted into the "Tell Your Story" board, and I have no idea why. I swear I didn't do it!