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Itchy nipple and scared of doctor

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Candymay · 07/07/2019 16:18

I’m too worried to go to the doctor but I have one itchy nipple. Every day it’s extremely itchy. It’s been about 3 or 4 years now. After one year of constant itching I did see my old GP (she’s left) but I feel on the one hand I’m not worthy of an appointment and on the other hand I’m afraid of anything sinister being found. The GP a few years ago did not know what the cause could be. Has anyone else ever heard of this?

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WellThisIsShit · 25/07/2019 12:57

Wow, just reading your thread through and the main thing I’ve noticed is how brave youve been.

You should take a moment to give yourself a huge (but gentle!) pat on the back for what you managed to accomplish these last few weeks.

You overcame a massive barrier to go to the GP, and then to have to go back to a hospital where you have all those traumatic memories stuck into the walls and floors there... soaked into the bricks and mortar. And you didn’t screw up your courage and manage to go once, you had to go back again and I know how ruddy hard that is. To have all that fear in you, from all these different sources, past & present, and you were strong enough to go back and go through another unpleasant scan and docs appointments and all of that stuff...

I am serious. You’ve been so brave. Super hero lady! Star Smile

I think it’s easy to compare yourself with other people who don’t have any of the same past experiences as yourself, and think, ‘they look like they’re doing it easily, so I’m rubbish if I cant’ and then that just adds to the fear and shame and worry... but the thing is, you have so much more to drag with you, and to struggle through to get to that same appointment and do that same thing (& besides, just because someone looks like they’re finding something soooo easy, doesn’t mean they really are on the inside!).

Anyway, I really mean it, well done. Bloody hard work and you went straight through it all, and phew, now you know there’s no serious underlying cause. Well done. Yay!

Candymay · 25/07/2019 15:03

That’s so kind of you. Yes the building itself holds so many unresolved traumatic few for me. I thought everyone would just say how pathetic I am and also how time wasting.
I really appreciate your kindness I’m moved to tears.

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Menopauseandteensdontmix100 · 15/04/2020 14:10

I know this is an old post i had this went to my GP (twice as she asked me to go back-none of the creams she gave me cleared it up). So she did an urgent referral to the breast clinic as i am over 50. They examined it and said it was excema.
They disnt do a mamagram as my last one was 11 months ago.
Anyway now we are in lock down the itchiness is back with a vengence ams nothing seems to clear it up. I am sitting out in the sun today (April). With a bra and t shirt on and i can feel it burning through to one of my nipples (the one with the itchy bit) even with my hand protecting it. Should i bother the GP again? I already use Fairy soap powder and sensitive soap.

Menopauseandteensdontmix100 · 15/04/2020 14:57

Anyone?

Oly86 · 06/08/2021 23:57

Hi Menopauseandteensdontmix100 just wondering if you went back to your gp or not?

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