Fibrodema?

[susanb]

I think thats how its spelt!! I've been to my GP with a sore breast, she couldn't feel any lumps but could feel (like me) something like fatty tissue or she said it could be a cyst. Its quite painful and she has referred me to the breast clinic at hospital. I have to say, I'm a little concerned as something of that nature can be scary to contemplate but wondered if anyone else has anything similar??

I have! It's called a fibroadenoma (if we are talking about the same thing), aka a breast mouse!. I was about 17 when I first discovered it, and investigated. They didn't do anything about it until about 2 years later when it started getting more painful and growing, then they whipped it out. I have the tiniest scar, and no trouble since. They are basically harmless fatty lumps. I think the way the initially decide a diagnosis is if the lump is moveable or not. Something moveable is less likely to be serious I was told. I've also had a cyst which went away of it's own accord eventually.Hth.

I have had two fibroadenomas, both removed, and a third which is there now. They are basically harmless benign growths, and very often taking them out causes others to grow, but they will remove them if they are growing. I honestly don't think you need to worry about it: my surgeon said that anything nasty is almost always painless, and that's why they so often go unnoticed.

Thanks so much for your quick replies. I've never had anything like this before and to be honest, my boobs have never been sore apart during puberty and pregancy! So I noticed straightaway when I started getting pain. I should get an appointment at the Breast Clinic in the next week or two so hopefully everything will be okay.

Thanks again