Afraid of Rapid Breast Changes

phenyxxfire

Hey all,

I'm very very scared. I saw my Breast Docin Jan for my yearly Mammo/US (I have lumpy boobs) and he didn't like an area of my left breast that he said was "starting to look a little complex". Last month, I started to notice discharge from the same breast. I went back and he didn't like that my breast was a lot more tender and sore than it had been just a month before so he ordered an MRI. MRI was supposed to be last Monday, but the insurance company dragged their feet with approval. Its been rescheduled to this Thursday. Just in the 1.5 weeks since I saw the Doc though, the tenderness on palpation has become a constant ache on the outside of the breast and up my side towards my armpit. I've gone from a DD to at least a DDD just on the left side. That's a lot of growth really fast. I don't have any visible skin changes, but there isn't much sensation at all in the skin on the lower part of my breast. I've also noticed a spot that's dry and flaky. It looks like maybe it's a mole, but I know it hasn't been there very long.

I'm really scared. I just want to cry all the time. I've got a 12 year old daughter who just had her first period in January. I'm supposed to see the Doc again 2 weeks after the new date for the MRI, but now I'm not sure I should wait that long. Because I was adopted, I don't know if I have a family history of BC or not.

Meow13

I think that if there is something the MRI doctor will talk with you. When I had my BC confirmation MRI the doctor talked to me on what he saw and it was a lot better than they originally thought. I didn't have to wait however it was his initial analysis and told me he would look at it more carefully the next day. Such a relief hopefully you will know right after the test.