Profile for jwarren

Member Since: July 23, 2008
Last Login: September 30, 2008
Location: TX United States
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Posted in: Not Diagnosed but Concerned + Not Diagnosed but Worried, Created: Aug 21, 2008 03:50 pm

burning in breast

On occasion, I feel a burning only in my left breast. It come and goes and is very unpredictable. However, it's always in the same spot. Even though I've had needle core biopsies to this breast, I can't really say the burning sensation is in the same spot.

My history: I'm on a pretty rigid regimen as far as watching me for breast cancer. My mom and sister had breast cancer and I just started Tamoxifin one month ago. I go for a complete evaluation every 6 months which includes MRI's.

Does anyone else out there have this kind of breast pain? It almost feels like a burn to the skin from a match but it's inside the breast as opposed to on the skin surface.

Posted in: Not Diagnosed but Concerned + Not Diagnosed but Worried, Created: Jul 23, 2008 07:58 pm

Ductal hyperplasia

Beesie,

Thank you so much for your information. My sister who found her cancer in July 07 and had a mastectomy in Sept. 07 had the BRCA testing done and it was negative. However, they said my Gayle model was very high with all of my other risk factors. I'm certainly not well versed on all this information and I wish I had my specific information with me but I'm still at work. Honestly, with the confusion and difference of opinions I was getting from various doctors, I put everything away for a while to just try to take a break from it all. I had so many other things going on in my life for sanity purposes, I just put it all away for a bit. My oncologist appointment is coming up and I will be telling him I have not started the Tamoxifin and still have doubts about it. I just joined this forum today looking for information. I'm ready to start researching again and hopefully trying to figure out what I'm going to do next. I had been scheduled for a double mastectomy in April 08, then I started having doubts. With the conflicting reports along with all of my information from the past 5 years; biopsies, watching the monor growth of a benign mass, etc., all of my information was taken to tumor board. After this group of doctors looked over everything, this is when my oncologists suggested another MRI in May 08 which resulted in another needle core biopsy with a negative report for just that one area then he suggested I start the Tamoxifin. I suppose I am scared since I feel like a ticking time bomb. In the mean time, I'm just trying everyday to take care of myself and exercise. Again, I don't know who or what to believe or what to do.

Posted in: Not Diagnosed but Concerned + Not Diagnosed but Worried, Created: Jul 23, 2008 06:31 pm

Ductal hyperplasia

I'm just as confused with my situation. I'm 46 years old. In Dec. 2007, I had MRI & needle guided biopsies. My path report showed atypical ductal hyperplasia and I was told since my sister and mom had breast cancer, I should consider a prophylactic double mastectomy ASAP. To satisfy my nerves, my blocks were then sent to another pathologists for a second opinion, the results stated no hyperplasia! So, then my blocks were sent to a 3rd pathologist, whose reports stated no atypical ductal hyperplasia but there was hyperplasia (basically nothing to worry about immediately, I guess?) So, who do I believe? Was the first guy wrong? So, now my oncologists is wanting me to start Tamoxifin for a 5 year period. I'm so freaked out, I don't know what to take, or who to believe or what to do.

I'm so sorry for you, I know I'm not helping you. I guess what I'm learning is that there is so much information out there and my biggest problem appears to be who do I put my trust in? I suppose it's critical to research and investigate as much as you can. It appears to me that even though we know a lot, we have so much to learn.