Multiple lumps in right breast - Im scared

NeedingHelp

Hello. I posted on this forum in 2013 when i found a large lump in my right breast when i was 24 years old. It was tested and dx as a fibroadenoma of 3cm x 3cm.

Ive had pain on and off in both breasts, sometimes before my cycle, sometimes when i was sick with flu etc.

Ive been really having some serious medical issues unrelated to cancer and my lumps etc and have been having some strange hormonal issues like ovulating for days on end straight after my period etc and my breasts have been feeling soooo painful and full for weeks now. My doctor said its due to the hormonal imbalance and i was worried that it could cause cancer in my breasts.

Anyways. A few days ago i started doing my breast examine and ehile laying down i felt a lump right underneath my nipple far down by my chest wall. It doesnt really move and its hard. I dont know if its painful since my breasts have been super tender. I felt around some more and found another lump right at the bottom of my breast. It feels longish and not hard, but painful and it moves so i am assuming maybe cyst or another fibro.

Im kind of freaking out about the one under my nipple. Im having severe anxiety about it as i dont know how long its been there. Im scared its cancer

I know cancer is treatable nowdays but ive been very sick for a long time due to other stuff. If this is cancer im afraid i wont make it. Im unable to sleep because of the fear and ive been crying for days now. Ive also been googling so much and it points to cancer.

Im really really scared. I have an appointment with my doctor next week, she will prob send me for an ultrasound? Id opt for mri too but cant have contrast as ive had serious reactions. Im scared of core biopsies as ive read it can cause cancer or it to spread is that true?

Im 30 years old. My grandmother on my fathers side had breast cancer in the 1980s. She is still alive and in remission. No other cancer in both sides of family.

I have no children. Im scared guys really i am

KBeee

First...take a deep breath. Can you be seen by someone sooner? Let them know how anxious you are. You do not necessarily need to see a doctor. When I found my lump, the first available appointment was with a nurse practitioner. She was great, and referred me for a mammo and ultrasound, which happened the next day. You've had a fibroadenoma before, so you could have more. Do what you can to stay distracted.

NeedingHelp

My doctor just felt the lumps and said its probably a cyst. The pain went but came back severely and now i norice swollen lymph nodes by my collar bone on the same side and my armpit is always painful and has a swollen feeling with a spongy type feeling.

Now i am freaking out i cant sleep or eat im seeing the doctor again tomorrow. What if its cancer then its stage 4? Because of nodes in collar bone

Im sooooooo scared someone please give me some type of reassurance

NeedingHelp

I found enlarged lymph nodes on the other side of my collarbone too but not as prominant as thr right side and the left side i also have 2 nodes in my neck. My breast lumps are in my right breast. Im freaking out so much now even worse.

Salamandra

Hey NeedingHelp,

IF it's cancer and IF it's node positive, it's still not necessarily, or even likely, stage 4.

However, even if it's not cancer, if they do need to image and biopsy it, you have a long wait ahead of you before you get the all clear.

Many things can cause lumps, many things can cause swollen lymph nodes. There's an excellent chance this has nothing to do with cancer.

I wonder if you could also speak with your doctor about your anxiety, and potentially look for a therapist to help you through? This stuff gets us deep in the guts, at the cores of our existential hopes and fears. You don't have to carry it alone. Drugs and/or therapy can help so much.

C4ndy

I have multiple lumps which are benign fibroadenomas. I've also had cyst, which apparently went away. Both are painful on and off during my cycle. My breasts are also generally lumpy. If you have "lumpy" breasts, it can be hard to tell what is normal or even moveable, especially if lying on your back. If I feel something, I will usually try to find the corresponding spot on my other breast to see if it feels the same and it usually does. I also can sometimes feel my nodes. I just don't feel stuff anymore because it is all so confusing. I would be going into the doctor all the time! But I also have a yearly mammogram and also a breast exam done by gynecologist.

If your breasts have a tendency to make things (like fibroadenomas and cysts) chances are it is just another something like that, like your doctor said. They can be really painful. And sometimes, in my experience, the pain can spread to nearby parts of the breast and it gets in your head.

I would explain your fears to your doctor. I have a lot of anxiety around my breasts because I have frequent call backs after my mammograms and have had a biopsy. My doctors recognize this and are very supportive (they are women). Once after an abnormal mammogram (turned out to be a cyst) I went to my doctor just so I could talk to her about the report--I was freaking out so bad. She showed me the pictures and together we talked through things and I felt better. Share your anxiety with your doctor and ask for a mammogram or ultrasound.

Yellow15

Hi stop worrying thats not good stay positive and pray its nothing serious.you may need some meds for your anxiety which is probly from worrying...i was also i year when i found a small lump....im a survivor today had yreayment in 2018 a lumpsectomy and 1 lympth node removed under my arm......just stay syrong and positivr til you know what it is....im praying for you..