Possible Pagets Waiting for Biopsy Results

tracydj

Hi All,

I have been a frequent visitor to this site and am so thankful for the information that I have learned from all of you. Earlier this year in April (2015) I had my annual mammogram and when asked if I had any issues with my breast at the moment I mentioned that for 6 months prior I had been having pretty intense itching, some pain, and a sore that has come and gone in my left nipple. I only mentioned it because while making the appointment it was itching and I happen to be scratching it, so I just threw it out there half joking. Then she got very serious and said I would need to be evaluated further than the normal mammo. I had just been dealing with the itching and not really giving much thought to it, so much so that during my routine physical I didn't even think to mention it, so I can't recall clearly when it started itching, how red and inflamed it had been or if there was any leaking/discharge. I know that I had a scab and it was so sore, I wouldn't let my husband near that breast for weeks. But the scab healed and the itching continued, I used lotions and creams it didn't seem to help. I don't know if itched every day or every week or how often because I had just really not paid a whole lot of attention. In May of 2014 I had a breast lift surgery with implants, the itching started many months after the surgery and the incision healed. The itching is in the very tip of my nipple, my nipple is flatter, and has become inverted a few times when I have removed my bra. So, I went for the mammo, they did an ultrasound and could find nothing but some possible scar tissue from my lift and referred me to a breast surgeon. I really didn't know what to think and wanted to do some research, I found it hard to believe that my itchy nipple could be cancer, my research led me to this board and really opened my eyes to the possibility and honestly scared me a little bit.

In June I saw the breast surgeon, she seemed very attentive at first and asked a lot of questions then examined my breast. She said she didn't see pagets, my nipple at the time was not inflamed or scaly and recommended that I come back when it became inflamed with sores that she could look at. This really didn't set well with me, after reading many stories here I knew the only way to know for sure was to have a biopsy. So she reluctantly agreed to do a biopsy and bordered rude during the procedure, I feel so hurt and judged and I have no one I can talk to about this. The results should be in any day now and I am sick with anxiety over it, I just want it behind me and I don't want to go back to the Dr. to have my stiches removed.