unilateral nipple discharge + pain, normal ultrasounds, specialists say it’s fine but I’m st

jesusdiana_

Hi everyone, I’m 25F, mom of a 5-year-old, and I’m really anxious about my breast health. I’ve already seen specialists but I’m still confused, so I wanted to ask if anyone has gone through something like this.

• Last year: I had an infection after a nipple piercing. There was pus and even some blood from the nipple milk duct (blood, clear and yellow discharge) . I was treated with antibiotics and it improved. At that time, I had an ultrasound (BI-RADS 1) that showed everything normal — no masses, no duct problems, no lymph nodes.
• Now: A few weeks ago I felt heaviness and pain in the same breast. When I pressed it, a very, very small amount of yellow discharge came out, later more clear. It only happens if I squeeze, never spontaneous. It lasted 4 days but it was a little not even a dot.
• Doctors: I’ve seen a senologist-oncologist and a breast radiologist. Both said everything looks fine. Today, the radiologist didn’t even see a lymph node (senologist had palpated it earlier on my check up October 1st, she felt a swollen lymph node in my breast she wasn’t worried). Ultrasound shows normal breast tissue and ducts.
• Current symptoms:
  
  • No longer discharge
  • Extremely small amount when I had it
  • Not bloody
  • Consistent pain I think it’s somatic I don’t know
  • I feel a lump even though I had ultrasound 5 days ago

I keep worrying because it happened once last year and now again. Both times, imaging looks completely normal. Doctors reassure me, but I don’t understand why this is happening.

Has anyone else experienced tiny amounts of nipple discharge + breast pain after a past infection, with all ultrasounds normal and specialists say it’s fine? How did it turn out for you?

I have health anxiety, I don’t know how to push for an MRI, I checked Google and horror stories with people that found horrible things, my breasts are small, very small!! I don’t know what to do, I feel crazy.

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@jesusdiana_ - Welcome! We're sorry you are here and worried, but glad you reached out.

It’s completely normal to feel anxious about breast changes, especially after a past infection. However, tiny, non-bloody discharge and mild pain are often benign, and benign lumps are also common in young women. While you wait for other members to share their advice and support, this article from our main site may be helpful:

https://www.breastcancer.org/screening-testing/mammograms/what-mammograms-show

Hope this helps! Let us know how you're doing. We're here to listen and support you!

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