Breast Check

[retrogal]

Hello ladies , i just come across this thread....

my boobs have been really tender the past few days... and when i woke up this morning, for some reason i felt my left boob on the side closest to my arm.... it felt abit hard.. it went away and comes back now and then.... most the time before AF my boobs get tender but not this tender my right boob is just tender no hardness in that
So i'm a little concerned

[AnyDream]

Hi Retrogal - please report ANY breast changes to your doctor - the vast majority of breast changes will be harmless but you don't want to risk that eeny tiny percentage that it's not. I had a mastectomy recently and at one of my appts I heard the breast surgeon talking about another patient she had to get special permission to operate on because she was SIXTEEN. So it can happen at any age. Your dr will probably examine the area and may order an ultrasound or other tests to confirm everything's ok. It could be something like a cyst or whatever but you won't know until you get it checked out.

[retrogal]

Thanks Marydean

I called the local medical centre they werent taking anymore patients.. as they close at 11:30. But she did however give me the hospitals number and told me to ring after 1pm to see when the next consultant would be on.. i have a million things running through my mind right now

[AnyDream]

Try not to worry too much. Most changes in breast tissue aren't cancerous (click on the link). If you have a regular GP that you trust, it might be worth making an appt with them for Mon or Tues rather than waiting for ages at the hospital which can be stressful in itself, and they may not even be as helpful (your GP will be able to follow up on results etc better than a random hospy dr). If you don't have a regular GP, now is a good time to get find one that you really 'gel' with. I know better than anyone how hard it is to wait when you're worried, but get some support, and do lots of nice things this weekend to distract yourself.

[retrogal]

Hello ladies..
Just wanted to let you know that im going to the clinic at 5pm at the hossy..

The hardness has gone now but i think i will still go and get it checked out. just to be on the safe side....

[tk1999]

Retro - let us know how you go - I agree with MD that you need to find a good GP and being newly moved now is the time to suss out the good ones

Ring me if needed

[tk1999]

Retro - let us know how you go - I agree with MD that you need to find a good GP and being newly moved now is the time to suss out the good ones

Ring me if needed

[retrogal]

Evening ladies. i just wanted to let you know that i went to the after hours clinic at the hossy AND i have an infection in my breast... i dont know how i got it. i have antibiotics to take and the doctor said that if it didnt go away after the course of the antibiotics then to make and appt with a doctor..