mustanggirl

I have a questions for anyone else that has had this procedure.  It has been a little over a week since I had it done and I have started to have a bloody discharge from my nipple.  The tumor was behind my nipple.  Is it normal to have this?  I thought if something like this was going to happen it would have happened sooner.  I did not have any kind of discharge before now, it looks like only blood that's coming out. 

Thanks for any insight.

Thought I'd let everyone know the tumor was B9.  He said it was a fibroademanoma.  Then he went on to say that he took out some other tissue in the same location and was sending it off for a better look.  He did say he thought his diagnosis would not change, but better to be sure.  I'm glad to know he's leaving no stone unturned. 

Thank you to everyone for listening and all the advice I've received over this last month. 

I had the same thing happen to me....I see a surgeon tomorrow.  I'm not waiting "to see if it grows in 6 months".  (that's what the radiologist said to me)

Try not to worry.  I know that's easier said than done. We've all been there or are currently there.  I've found support and positive energy here I hope you do the same.

Good Luck.  My thoughts are with you. 

Here are the web addresses for the three I was looking at before I posted my question.

thyroid-info.com/articles/breast-cancer.htm

women.webmd.com/news/20030410/underactive-thyroid-lowers-breast-cancer

seniorhealth.about.com/library/weekly/aa0924900a.htm

Thank you to everyone.  Just thought I'd give an update. (if nothing else it makes me feel a little better to get this down than to have it just running through my head).  My PCP says the chest pain in caused by an inflamatory thing called condochondritis (? spelling).  She says taking ibuprophen will help with the pain. 

Now the countdown is on...4 days until I see the surgeon.  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't starting to freak out a little.  Everything under the sun has been running through my head.  I know odds are it will be B9, and I've already been told once 3 years ago that they thought I had thyroid cancer, the doctors were certain, when they did the surgey and sent the thyroid straight to pathology while I was still on the OR table to make sure the got it all...when to everyone's surprise...NO Cancer Cells!!!

I guess I'm a little worried that the same thing will happen again..you know the doctors think one thing but it will turn out to be the opposite.

I've got a list started of questions and topics I would like to discuss with the surgeon.  Even if this turns out to be B9 should I seek out a breast specialist to follow up with on a rutine basis?  I don't think I mentioned this before but I'll be turning 38 on Tuesday...Some B-Day present hugh? 

Do any of you gals & guys think that maybe what I have (if not BC) is a fibroadenoma?  I've been reading some about them here on the forum.  If it would be how often should I get rechecked?  Every year, six months? 

I've not told anyone yet what has been going on...my husband knows, and 2 good friends.  I've yet to tell my parents, brother, or 2 teenage sons.  I don't want to worry them until I know if there is something to worry about.  My husband says I should tell them something if not everything (which isn't much at this time), what do you guys think?

Thank you again for the support.  At a time with so much uncertainty it is comforting (what little you can get at a time like this) to know I'm not alone and that my thoughts (as runaway as they get sometimes) is normal. 

I totally get where you're coming from.  I have to go for a biopsy on the 18th, from my mammogram and unltrasound both showed a tumor.  The spot they found on me was purely accident.  I was having chest pains and had seen a cardiologist (since there is a lot of heart problems in my family) but he said my heart was in great shape and not the cause for the chest pain (this after a stress test and heart cath).  I'm 38 and no one on either sides of my family has ever had breastcancer that anyone knows about. 

I don't know what to expect.  My PCP thinks the surgeon will take out the lump whole instead of a needle or core biopsy.  My PCP and I talked and she told me that a lot of times a needle or core biopsy will give a false result and that the only way to know 100% is to take the whole thing out and let pathology look at it as a whole instead of a few cells.

She also told me that most are B9 and to try not to worry.  I'll keep you in my prayers and pray we are both B9.  Good Luck. 

Thanks for the information.  My PCP said that it was more of an oval shape.  It had 3 different measurements but the largest one was 1.6 cm on mammo and 1.7 cm on ultrasound.  The tumor is located behind the nipple.  My appointment on Sept. 18th is to meet with the surgeon, I don't think he's doing anything that day, his office did send me a lot of paperwork to fill out and bring with me. 

Hope everything turns out good for you.