I started last weekend with pain right down the centre of my chest, sort of in my breast bone, it got increasingly painful, so on Monday iIwent to the Dr and he diagnoses inflammation in the cartilage between my ribs, although he wasn't sure why or what exactly it was and said if no better in a week to come back in a week and he would organise x-rays etc.
As the week has gone on, the pain has sort of shifted, my breast bone area doesn't hurt as much, it is still sore when i cough or sneeze or things like that or if i press it, but apart from that has got much better.
However, my left breast is agony, and has been for 2 days. Wearing a bra lessens the pain, but when I take of my bra it is so, so painful. I have felt it (a million times) and there are no lunps and it doesn't look/feel different (apart from the pain) but it is sore to the touch and sore even when not touching it. The most painful seems to be the area directly under the nipple.
The pain is also occasionally in my back sort of behind the left breast too, iykwim.
Googling brings up breast cancer, which terrifies me and I will go back to the Dr when it opens again on Tuesday. But in the meantime i was wondering if anyone had had anything similar, and if it turned out to be anything less serious.
I've wondered if it could be an infection, but as i don't really have other symptoms, I'm not sure it is.
Feel quite worried and trying not to think about it (not easy as it is so sore) so any similar experiences, reassurance, anything would be great