Fibroadenoma Surgery

csousaa16

Hello Everyone,

I'm going to apologize in advance for my long story.

My name is Cindy and I am 21 years old. When I was around 15 years old I found a lump in my left breast. Out of curiosity the first thing I did was Google "lump in breast" and of course breast cancer came up. All worried, I told my mom and had a doctor check me out and It was diagnosed as a Fibroadenoma and was told that it was Benign. Because I was so young and it did not bother me at the time, I chose not to have it removed and just keep an eye on it every 6 months. I never had it biopsied; they would just follow up with ultrasounds.

So like I said I am now 21... About a few months ago, I started to have sharp pains in my left breast. It was almost as if I had to hunch over to have some relief. It got to the point where it would bother me at work, and with simple movements, I would feel pain. I decided to go back to my doctor to have it checked out. My doctor suggested that I lay off the caffeine (I do drink coffee everyday) as caffeine can make breast tissue more sensitive. She also scheduled me for an Ultra sound. I did lay off the caffeine and it did help a little but I still felt pain. After I got my Ultra sound results, it was determined that my Fibroadenoma had grown (it's about 3cm) and they had also found another one. I cannot feel the second one they found- I can only feel the one that had grown, which is more obvious.

My doctor decided to send me to a general surgery specialist but I honestly did not find him to be any help. He did a breast exam and checked my lumps and basically said what I already knew. He said, "Well, you can either have it removed or chose to leave it and we can watch it…" I guess I was kind of hoping he would give me a better answer or his opinion on what I should do, but he just left it up to me. Of course, I chose to have it removed. Especially considering that I have never biopsied it, and I just feel like it does not belong. I could be over thinking it but I rather be safe than sorry.

My surgery is going to be on Tue. Jan. 27^th and I was hoping to get some feedback on anyone who has had this surgery done. I'm a little nervous but some questions I have are:

How long was the surgery itself?

How is the pain after the Surgery and how long does it last?

How long until you can wear a Bra again?

How many days do you need to recover and (if any) how many days should you expect to be home from work?

Any complications with breast-feeding?

Did you feel a difference in your breast shape? like an emptiness?

These are just some questions that come to my head but any feedback on your experiences is appreciated.

Thanks