Sorry for the long post, ill try to keep as short as possible.
Last year I found out I had a huge ovarian cyst that needed to be removed.
It was removed this February and they also had to take my ovary with it as it had taken over all healthy tissue. So I have one remaining and I sometimes have psoc in that remaining ovary.
I suffered with horrendous bleeding which led me to find the cyst in the first place. During my operation I decided to have the mirena coil fitted.
The coil didn't take away my periods, but they were much lighter and there was no pattern to them. I would just bleed some days and not others. Around the 2 months mark I had the worst breast pain which I can only liken to after I gave birth. They swelled, and were very painful. This happened in both breasts but always use to stay more in the left one, to the point were I was little concerned. I would also get itching too. This did pass at the 4 month mark, and then the 6 month came and pain and itching would come and go in the left breast. I have never felt any lump, but my left one felt more ropey.
The 6 month mark came and I decided to remove the coil. Two days afterwards I got the awful swelling feeling again and soreness but yet again as it got better in the one it lingered in the other. I put it down to having the coil removed. we are now 4 weeks since having the coil out and I haven't had a period yet, and then 4 days ago I had some pain in the left breast again and itching. my whole breast just felt sore.
Am I right to be putting this down to hormones being all over the place the last 6 months.
I have no lump that I can feel, I have a very small chest, so I check lying flat with my arms up and im litterally at my rib cage, no discharge and I can't see or feel anything. I have heard about IBC which is concerning me. Im 40 years old, non smoker or drinker and BC does not run in my family.
im just worried about the on/off pain and itching, I know its stupid but I am so frightened now to have a scan or anything, as when I first had my ovaries scanned and something was seen she used the word mass and couldn't tell me what it was and I nearly fainted in shock, as when you hear the word mass you think cancer. I am so scared to check.