Wait, are we talking about lumps or bumps? The bumps around my areola never really bothered me. I still have trouble with lumps though. I'm so skinny and my bosom is so small, I can feel pretty much everything. I actually did have a cyst removed a few years ago. It wasn't anything, and honestly, if I was bigger, it probably wouldn't have been an issue. My mom thinks I probably can even feel my milk ducts. I do get paranoid though, and do a self exam pretty much every month, so I"m getting used to the terrain in there

Plus I always make sure to get one whenever I get a pap or my pills adjusted.
Long winded answer, but yes. I understand. You're not alone