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Sore boob when pressed

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Bex4567 · 10/10/2023 14:47

Hi..ive always had one slightly bigger bresast than the other and ita always been a but more of fatty tissue in one ...but recently I've noticed my left one is sore to touch on the side/upper bit...cant fell any usually lumps ect from my normal...

Worried about breats cancer...

I have a really bad back when and when stretch can feel it pull in my chest but not sure..was made aware of it about a week before my period a few months back As came off the pill in Jan.. however I think it went away after my period came..
Now it seems ro come and stay and I can keep pressing it ,feeling it ect to see if it's still painfull.
Anyone had sore breast in one and everything been ok

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HughCanoe · 10/10/2023 15:04

Any breast changes should be reported to your GP and let them take it from there 💐

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Bex4567 · 10/10/2023 16:10

I no I have an appointment but not for a few weeks so asking if anyone has had simuler

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subwayfunday · 10/10/2023 16:32

@Bex4567
I have this every month, it's my left breast and painful to kind of touch and press, it is always around 2 weeks before period and not every month. I've pressed and prodded and can't feel any lumps.

It's funny you mention the bad back because I also have an upper spine condition and wonder if it's connected

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Bex4567 · 10/10/2023 16:41

Thankyou for the reply...yeah it seems to be after ovulation onwards till period and yet when my period is done I ovulate like a week later so don't get much let up lol...did u go to gp about it ?

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doublec · 10/10/2023 18:12

It is perfectly normal to have one breast a little bigger than the other. For most, it will be the left breast.

Breast pain is rarely indicative of anything sinister. It could be hormone related, so yes, wait for a month/your period, and if it's still sore, go see a GP.

HughCanoe · 10/10/2023 21:52

Bex4567 · 10/10/2023 16:10

I no I have an appointment but not for a few weeks so asking if anyone has had simuler

Sorry Bex I hope I didn't sound unsupportive. That's good you have a GP appt. You can then monitor it over the next weeks. Mention everything you've said here.

I've had two visits to the Breast clinic. One was a cyst and the other was an indentation which was caused by a deep cyst which couldn't be felt.

The consultant said 9 out of 10 lumps are benign but to be breast aware and they are happy to check anything the GPS refer to them.

It is worrying whenever you spot something that you're wondering about but you are doing the right thing.

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Bex4567 · 10/10/2023 22:16

No its fine thankyou for the reply...im obv pressing it every day so that prob doesn't help...hopefully it settles down

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HughCanoe · 10/10/2023 22:20

I understand - I did a fair bit of cyst prodding myself!

Blinky21 · 11/10/2023 09:35

Is it your back? I have the same at the moment due to straining my chest wall and back from coughing. It's tender to touch, heavy and sometimes really painful. Had an x ray and was all good so treating as a strain, but best to get it checked

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Bex4567 · 11/10/2023 09:45

What sore boob from your back u mean

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Bex4567 · 11/10/2023 12:12

Anyone else had this

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Hbh17 · 11/10/2023 12:23

Had this "issue" for probably 10+ years. Never occurred to me to see a doctor.
It is much less noticeable now that I no longer have periods, so presumably hormonal.

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Bex4567 · 11/10/2023 13:48

Did u have it just in 1 breast

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Bex4567 · 12/10/2023 11:17

It seems to be sort of intermittent...its not to bed today still sore to press sometimes tho ..ob I'm pressing it all yhw time so that prob dosnt help lol

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itsallfunand · 21/10/2023 17:58

@Bex4567 have you found out what it is. I have this. It's not all the time and just on left breast when pressed and seems to be certain times of the month but been going on for months. Feel like it's too minor to see Gp but it's starting to concern me

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Bex4567 · 21/10/2023 20:09

Mine seem to go after my period started

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itsallfunand · 21/10/2023 20:11

@Bex4567 that's like mine but mine starts about a week before

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Bex4567 · 21/10/2023 20:13

Yeah so did mine it wad around ovulation then went after my period came which is normal ..its the hormones

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itsallfunand · 21/10/2023 20:22

@Bex4567 that's reassuring, just worries me everything

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Hotpinkangel19 · 06/04/2024 17:42

doublec · 10/10/2023 18:12

It is perfectly normal to have one breast a little bigger than the other. For most, it will be the left breast.

Breast pain is rarely indicative of anything sinister. It could be hormone related, so yes, wait for a month/your period, and if it's still sore, go see a GP.

This advice is dangerous. The breast pain was the only symptom my friend had before her breast cancer diagnosis. Pain/painful lumps CAN be cancer.
If anything worries you - get checked.

doublec · 06/04/2024 18:06

Hotpinkangel19 · 06/04/2024 17:42

This advice is dangerous. The breast pain was the only symptom my friend had before her breast cancer diagnosis. Pain/painful lumps CAN be cancer.
If anything worries you - get checked.

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No, my words are not dangerous.

If I would have said breast pain is NEVER indicative of breast cancer then yes, that would be dangerous. But I did not say that.

As someone currently dealing with breast cancer, and having had a myriad of breast issues over the past thirty three years, the various GPs, not to mention consultants (including the oncoplastic surgeon I am currently under the care of), MDTs and radiologists I have seen, have all said that breast pain is rarely indicative of breast cancer*. However, in some cases, it can be, and why any and all issues with one’s breast, particularly a lump, should be investigated immediately.

I hope this clarifies things.

*Quite a few of the specialist breast cancer websites say this too.

TellySavalashairbrush · 06/04/2024 18:17

The NHS website does state that breast pain alone is rarely indicative of cancer. I get pain in one breast for a time every month. Always a good idea to get things checked by your GP and you’ve already booked an appointment which is good.

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