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Lump in breast

48 replies

Monkeygirl69 · 27/10/2009 21:32

I went to the doc's today as I thought I could feel a pea size lump in my right boob. The doctor confirmed this and also found another in my left boob. Has anyone else found lumps in their boobs post pregnancy and should I be worried?

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WobblyPig · 27/10/2009 21:36

Very common. Likely to be cysts but needs to be checked for more serious things. Are you having ultrasounds?

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Monkeygirl69 · 27/10/2009 21:38

The doctor's referred me for a mammogram and biopsy. I know I shouldn't worry but you just can't help it.

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WobblyPig · 27/10/2009 21:58

No worrying is completely natural. Do you have any family history of breast problems?
Benign cysts are very common though - please try to focus on that .
An ulatrsound likely to be more useful than mammogram if you are young - you are likely to be going for a ultrasound-guided aspiration. I hope you get a speedy answer.

Twointhebush · 28/10/2009 21:03

Thanks for your lone words of reassurance. There is a family history (grandmother). I also heard I should be seen within 14 days. Not sure how true/likely this is.

Lilyloooohhhh · 28/10/2009 21:06

Hope you get your appointment through quickly and it is nothing to worry about.

pinkkoala · 29/10/2009 08:06

i was just about to put a message on the same subject.

i have found a lump, not really like a pea more like a mass in one of my breasts, not in the other one though.

i have fairly lumpy breasts anyway, but this feels different.

i am at high risk as mum, aunt, and grandmother all have had breast cancer, my mum was the only one who got diagnosed early and got through it.

i am too scared to go to the docs, i have already seen a genetic person and have been assessed, but didn't have the lump then.

any ideas what this could be as too scared to make the appointment.

purplepeony · 29/10/2009 08:10

pink- poor you- but you simply have no choice- you must go to the drs and NOW.

Although you fear the worst, it may well not be- and if it is, then the soner you find out the better chance of treatment and recovery.
Please tell us you are going to see your dr today- it is an emergency type appt you need- explain tothem you have found a breast lump if they won't let yo usee anyone soon.

pinkkoala · 29/10/2009 08:25

i would prefer to see the nurse as there are only two male docs at our surgery, but not sure if the nurse would be able to check me.

my husband has said i should go, i have asked him to see if he can feel it, which he can.

he has said he would come with me as support.

purplepeony · 29/10/2009 08:31

Look pink I am going to be brutally frank- if your life is in danger it really doesn't matter whether you show your breast to a man, woman or a martian from MArs. If you have had DCs how onearth can you be so coy about showing a dr your tits? A nurse is not going to be able torefer yout for a mammogram, ultrasound or whatever, so just see the dr.

Sorry - but you need to get a grip and stop being so silly.

Lilyloooohhhh · 29/10/2009 09:05

Pink please go today early detection is vital.
Someone i know left it and is now terminally ill enduring horrendous treatment and cannot believe fear let her ignore it for so long.

purplepeony · 29/10/2009 09:30

pink- I didn't mean to sound callous, but you need to face reality. Drs look at breasts and all bits of bodies day in and day out- yours are no different.

The fact is it is likely your lumps are benign, but you won't know that until they are checked out.

Quite honestly- which is best- 10 minutes of embarrassment, or the other option? you know what that could be.

sleepwhenidie · 29/10/2009 09:41

OP just a thought but are you bf and if so was Dr aware? My SIL went through similar thing when her DS was 6mths and she had to stop bf in order for them to do the mammogram. It was all fine by the way, I don't think it is unusual to have little lumps post pg - although they should all be checked of course.

Pink - please get to the GP as soon as you can.

littlerach · 29/10/2009 09:51

I had a lump earlier in the year and was terrified.

I saw the GP and was asked to go back a week later (post period) and was then referred to breats unit.
It took a week to be seen, they were fab.
It turned out to be nothing, thank goodness, but you must be seen.

Poohbearsmom · 29/10/2009 09:57

I had mastitis last feb and n da process found a lump n my r.breast. Doc sent letter for an em appointment which shud b within two wks... 6wks l8r i was still waitin ringing them everyother day but they said they were so backlogged i jus had to wait... So i shelled out and went to da private hosp, i rang on a tue and had a ultrasound on wed!! She checked both my breasts and said they were both healthy and the lump was a 'normal' cyst which she wouldnt need to remove... They said younger women shud not hav mamograms as their breast tissue is too dense for it to b truely accurate so an ultrasound is far more reliable... I still hav the lump, still dont like havin it there and if it got bigger or anythin id go back again but they told me its quite common post preg esp if ur beastfeedin... Good luck to you monkey and pink no matter how scared u feel right now it will only get worse the longer u do not go to the docs, please b good to urself, go...

Cakesandale · 29/10/2009 11:00

Good luck to you both, statistics are massively in favour of you both being absolutely fine, but I speak as someone who is being treated for breast cancer and so I am adding my voice to those telling you to get seen now!!

I am not trying to scare you, quite the reverse. But the simple truth is that, if you DO have something to worry about, getting it looked at straight away will make all the difference to your treatment plan, and possibly also the outcome.

Pink - you know this is true - your Mum got her diagnosis early, and look at the difference that made.

Just GO!!

xx

Cakesandale · 29/10/2009 11:01

Good luck to you both, statistics are massively in favour of you both being absolutely fine, but I speak as someone who is being treated for breast cancer and so I am adding my voice to those telling you to get seen now!!

I am not trying to scare you, quite the reverse. But the simple truth is that, if you DO have something to worry about, getting it looked at straight away will make all the difference to your treatment plan, and possibly also the outcome.

Pink - you know this is true - your Mum got her diagnosis early, and look at the difference that made.

Just GO!!

xx

alypaly · 29/10/2009 12:53

had three removed...they call them breast mice they are fatty lumps or fibroadenomas in general,but get them checked.better safe than sorry.

pinkkoala · 29/10/2009 14:09

alypaly-do you remember what your lumps felt like, sorry if too personal.

i have gone through every thought, like is it because i have lost weight, has my dd knocked me etc.

purplepeony · 29/10/2009 14:19

pink- you can't self- diagnose.

It's simply no good trying to work out why you have this mass.

Plese try to be rational over this and face up to the facts: these are that it is unlikely to be cnacer, but given your family history you cannot afford to take a chance, as no woman can with a lump.

If it is benign, your mind will be put at rest, if it is not benign then even a day or so delay can make the outcome worse for you.

I am not sure if it is embarrassment at showing your lump or fear of what it migh t be that is stopping you making that appt NOW at the surgery- but neither is a good reason.

I am sorry Pink, but given what happened to your close relatives i simply cannot understand why you are dithering over getting this sorted.

Please just pick up the phone and make that appt.

Every single poster here has said the same thing - what else do you want us to say?

alypaly · 29/10/2009 19:06

pinkkoala....no its not too personal..anything to help
They felt like large almonds,fairly hard,not painful and they were mobile.i.e not stuck to rib cage or underlying tissue. i could palpate them with my fingers.

alypaly · 29/10/2009 19:07

if it is in your family i would go to the docs as there is a familial link.

Twointhebush · 29/10/2009 20:40

Thanks for all the advice..
Pink, I echo what everyone has just said. The last three days have been horrendous but at least I'll know for sure one way or another in a couple of weeks. And when a male doctor checks you they have to bring in a female chaperone, usually a nuse, anyway.
Good luck and thanks again.

Lilyloooohhhh · 29/10/2009 21:23

Pink even if yours feel like someone elses that's not a clear cut diagnosis.
Please get it checked out ....

pinkkoala · 30/10/2009 13:26

i have an appt with our docs tomorrow morning, ours a re open on a saturday morning.

would they be able to know if benign or something else by the feel, would they have an idea anyway.

what should i ask them.

going on all your past experiences have docs given you any clue as to what they think, i know they will probably refer anyway.

cakeywakey · 30/10/2009 13:33

I didn't find lumps, just had pains in my armpits and into my breasts. An ultrasound found three cysts.

I was seen in 14 days for my initial consultation, but because my risk factors were low, had to wait a month for ultrasound.

If your risk factors are high, you may very well be seen much earlier. This is the kind of thing that noone should put off for fear of what they might find. Good luck.