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Anxiety
Hi, I've been NED for 14 years and have been a therapist for 17 years, so I have a lot of varied experience dealing with anxiety. Anxiety is just awful and can not only be debilitating, but can keep us from being able to take in and process information just when we need to be at our best. Too little stress can leave us…
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Skin Tag on nipple
hi, I just turned 18 in February and a few weeks ago I realized there was something small that grew on one of my nipples. It was small and hence I went to google and came across the name skin tag. These past few weeks, it has been painless and just there. However, just recently, when I wanted to shower it stung a bit. And…
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Purple around both areola, plus goosebumps?
Hello, I noticed today that the skin around both of my areolas was faintly purple. Not quite like a bruise, just a faint purple. I have also noticed that I get goosebumps very frequently on my breasts, however they point 'out' rather than dimple my skin, and though there are a few spots around my areola that are always…
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PASH - Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia
Hello Everyone, I was just diagnosed with PASH. My dr had found a lump originally thought to be a 5.5cm fibroadenoma. I had a biopsy and it came back PASH and closer to 4.5cm. There are also two other cysts in the same breast 1.2cm and 8.3cm (or maybe 8.3mm as doc seems to think the 8cm is a typo.) I spoke with a general…
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Refusing a biopsy
Following a routine mamogram and subsequent us, a next day biopsy was suggested. I have a morbid fear of medical procedures - not just a little fear - a "come within 2 feet of me holding any invasive medical implement and I am either fighting or flighting' type fear. It's really bad. So I refused the biopsy unless i can be…
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clear discharge from only one duct
hello ladies:) I hope everyone is having a positive holiday season:) Its been a little while since i posted anything but thought I would ask about this.....I've noticed totally clear discharge coming from only one duct in my left nipple, same breast I've had pain from for the past 11 months. I keep finding confusing info…
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Breast Cancer Symptoms - a comprehensive list from those w/bc
Signs of breast cancer. A list by diagnosed positive women and men who have been there. (original post updated September 2012) EDITED TO ADD:::: Please only post here on what your symptoms were/are ONLY IF/WHEN you have actually been diagnosed with breast cancer. That will keep the point and help others the most. Thank…
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Refusing an early biopsy? Any opinions?
Dear all, I am new here. I am trying very hard not to worry, but the fact that I'm now posting here and that I have done nothing else over the last several days but researching BC diagnoses, procedures and treatments probably means that I am worried quite a bit. So, here is my story so far: I had my yearly diagnostic…
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Not breastfeeding but diagnosed mastitis
Experienced intense breast pain on Friday. Warm to touch, flu like symptoms, hard lump near my nipple (right breast). Same breast I have had ultrasounds done for the same lump location for over a year - they always told me, “let’s wait, come back in 6 months and see what happens”. Went to ER Friday night, gave me…
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Letdown feeling
I've had some problems with my left breast for a couple of years now- pain, which has now resolved, and now a weird sporadic tingling feeling like water is leaking out of the nipple and down the left side of the left breast. There never is any leakage. Have had two normal ultrasounds (one a year ago, and one in March this…
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20 years old and scared...
Hello everyone!! My name is Ella and I am a 20 year old college student! I'm looking for some advice or good vibes or really whatever you can offer me because I'm honestly terrified. A couple weeks ago I find a lump on my L breast (towards my armpit but still in the lower breast region).. I have a family history of BC, my…
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Scared - Numbness and Elarged Vein
I can't stop shaking. I am so scared. In January I noticed a large section of my right breast felt different - completely numb with tingling on the out edge of the area. Over the past month I have noticed two veins leading to the numb area have become more prominent. I had a mammogram in January and am now waiting for my…
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ILL- defined borders
Hello, this is my first post. I received the results yesterday for my mammogram.... I have to have a repeat next week they saw a 1.5 cm spot that had ill-defined borders. That is the part that worries me because what I have read ill- defined borders are not good .....I was just wondering if anybody knew ifsomething benign…
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Architectural distoration
Hi can find no definitive answers on this Getting a stereotactic biopsy in a week. Am scared to death
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Indentation on aerola
Two days ago I notice a small indentation on my aerola on the left breast. Last summer I had normal bi-rad 2 results on my mammogram and sonogram. I take Estradiol 1 mg daily for surgical menopause. I have noticed some pain in the nipple, but I figured it was due to the estrogen I am taking. I have never heard of…
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Could this indent be something?
Three months ago, when I got out of shower, I noticed when I lifted my arms the bottom curve of my L breast had a small indent. I knew this was new since I am very good about my SBE's. At the time I was having trouble with the FA in my R breast and was waiting to see surgeon to discuss removal. Since I was focused on that,…
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Dark veins on breast
I noticed today that I have very dark veins showing up on my left breast - especially around the nipple area. I am 40 years old, and just had my period last week. Any thoughts? This is very concerning since they suddenly just showed up!
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solid mass under areola, terrified
I have never missed a yearly exam and have had mammos since 35 (how my doctor operates). My last mammo was clear in June 2010. Last week I went in for my yearly pap and the nurse practitioner found a small lump at the 3:00 position of under my areola. I about fell off the table. I definitely did not feel this and I try to…
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Stinging sensation. Trust my gut instinct or my ultrasounds
Hello everyone, Here is my story! Months ago I was about to step into the shower and noticed one of my breast like i had hit it on something or ran into something (I had not) I though nothing of it and seemed to settle but then a week later a horrible searing sting hit that breast, again thought it pass, it kept coming…
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Did ultrasound miss your cancer?
I have a question for the you beautiful ladies, I had an ultrasound today and I am not more confused than ever. Ultrasound didnt show anything but, the doctor could feel the lump and my swollen arm pet, he told me something I have never heard before, he said that this happens a lot that ultrasound misses to show lumps all…
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hollow behind nipple area
hi I am very worried I've mammogram in 3 days time . I found deep hollow at nipple when doing breast exam on myself . And when look in mirror looks like a shadow over the nipple area . Is a hollow at nipple normal ? It's quiet a big dip . An suggestions of what it is or if hollow normal
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Can cancer lumps suddenly appear overnight?
Yesterday morning I was showering as I always do & when I washed underneath my left breast I felt a small (tip of index finger size), hard, painful when pressed on lump. I have very large breasts, I just turned 39 and have two children. This hard lump was not there the day before yesterday. It suddenly appeared within a…
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Purple spots on one breast
I'm 63 years old. Was taking very low doses of HRT for a good few years; menopause it wrecked me. noticed a purple spot on my left breast six weeks ago. I thought it was a bug bite. Then it turned into a tiny boil, but did not burst, then it stayed purple and I thought nothing of it. No pain. No itch. Then two weeks ago…
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Architectural distortion-So scared and anxious
Hello. I received an auto alert in my electronic medical record on Saturday morning. It showed the results of my mammogram, including architectural distortion in right posterior breast. I never received a phone call by Friday, as they said I would if anything was abnormal. Late in the afternoon, Saturday came the letter in…
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Does Breast Cancer Hurt - honest truth from bc patients
Answer::: yes. I started a topic yesterday, Breast Cancer Symptoms, link live, and half the women mentioned their mass DID hurt before dx, biopsy and surgery. Still, we are being told by so very many of our MDs and breast surgeons (bs), in online searches and lists in magazines false information, them saying that the good…
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Strange blotches between breasts
Hi! The last couple of days I have noticed that I have developed strange blotches/spots between my breasts. Not on or under, just between, and mainly where the middle of my bra is. My breasts are not rubbing against each other or anything, so that is not the cause. They feel kind of like little lumps so they're not flat as…
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Core biopsy and titanium marker
Hello! Please stick with me as I am new to this forum and this post might be lengthy. I am a 30 year old female who recently underwent a core biopsy for a small lump, called a nodule by my doctor, to confirm if it was a benign fibrodenoma or not. I have been an emotional wreck throughout this whole experience and my…
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Indent on Areola, Nursing mom
Hi ladies, new here. I am a 37 year old with a 7 year old at home and a 6 month old, who I am nursing multiple times a day. I have gone through some hard times in the last few years and as a result have developed some pretty good health anxiety, which is not helping me here... I have an indent in my left areola, that…
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BIRADS category 3.. To biopsy or not?
Hi all: I'm so glad that there's a place to come to and speak with others who may be experiencing similar situations as I am. I am 34, and found a "lump" in my breast. I had read an article online prompting women to do breast self exams. So, I did and found what I thought was a lump. I went to my GP and she states that she…
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Is an elective double mastectomy covered by OHIP in Ontario
I live in Toronto, Ontario. I have a VERY strong history of breast cancer on mother's side. Every single woman has had breast cancer. As I understand it, when I went for genetic testing, they said it would be pointless for me to have the blood test to see if I am BRCA1 or BRCA2 positive since none of the females that have…