Am trying very hard not to freak out!
Last October amidst a period of stress (house move, threat of redundancy)I started getting pain in my left breast along with mild tingling down the same arm. GP thought thrush and maybe pinched nerve due to lifting baby and heavy car seat. Went to Osteopath who said my posture was awful and my upper body was really tight. Two sessions later the pain had gone away. I was also given medication for thrush (DD 4 months at the time).
Three months later the pain came back, again when I was very stressed (DD referred to genetisct for NF1 with myself also likely to have it). Went back to GP who referred me to Breast ClÃnic. Consultant examined me and did an ultrasound scan, told me I didnt have cancer and to come back when I had finished breastfeeding for a mammogram (not because he suspected cancer but because it was procedure. He said I had fibrous breasts which were more sensitive to my emotional state as the fibrous buts swelled with water or something?). The pain went away.
Roll on another three months and the pain is back again. This time with a lump under the same armpit, that I found purely by chance. It is pea sized, very movable and quite hard (well, not soft). It can slip between my fingers if that makes sense. This week we have the actual hospital appt for our diagnosis which I have been fraught about (for Neurofibromatosis / NF1). Its a very unpredictable disorder and one of the complications is that it also increases your breast cancer risk. The pain in my breast isnt constant and sometimes radiates up into my shoulder.
Straight back to GP again today,in tears. Sh says it feels like a swollen gland but as the breast pain has now been on and off since Oct .we must get to the bottom ofif it and has referred me back to the ClÃnic. I am still breastfeeding though so am worrying about how much they can check for without a mammogram.
I have started weaning DD off fdaytimefeeds as am back to work soon but was hoping to carry on with the AM and PM ones but based on what my GP said I will might need to stop so they can do the mammogram. Does anyone know how long it takes for milk to be totally out of the breast? I wondered if they might do an MRI instead? She also said they will probably do a fine needle aspiration on the lump.
Sorry for the very long winded post! Hasa anyone experienced similar and it been innocent? I am really freaking out and convinced myself its cancer. I an lucky to be able to go private through work so should get an appt soon. It's hard to stay sane at the moment inbetween worrying about this, the NF1 for DD and me, and going back to work!
Thanks TIWIK x
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Theonlyoneiknow · 08/04/2013 23:55
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