25 yr old with Bloody Nipple Discharge for 1 month

renee17

Hey guys. I’m 25 years old. When I was 18 I was diagnosed with 5 Fibroadeomas. 2 in the left breast and 3 in the right breast. They were large, that’s how I noticed they were there. I had an lumpectomy in 2014. I had to follow up for 2 years and then I was let go. In 2017, I found 3 new lumps in my right breast. One looked suspicious and came back as a cellular Fibroadeoma and the other two just regular Fibroadeomas. I had a surgery at the end of year and had them removed. I was about to have my last follow up appointment in my 2 year span and they found 3 more lumps in my left breast. They have been stable and they appear to be Fibroadeomas also.

Mid-September 2020 I noticed large drops of blood in my bra coming from my right breast. I thought nothing of it at first. Then 3 days later there were more large drops of blood so I panicked and contacted my NP. From that day forward I started bleeding from my nipple 2-3 days at a time. Large drops of blood. It doesn’t come out if you manipulate unless you manipulate it for about 5 minutes or more. It comes out completely on its own. I also have burning sensations in my nipple which I treat with Tylenol and ice packs in my bra. They conducted an ultrasound and saw 2 dark spots. No masses they said. So they ordered a Breast MRI. They found a 5 mm mass. I had another ultrasound 4 days after that and they were able to find the mass on ultrasound. On ultrasound it measured as 7 mm. Lymph nodes were clear but very hard to find.

The radiologist suggested it looked suspicious but it could also be a papilloma. My grandma had Stage 1 BC and my aunt had Stage 3. Has anyone else had any bloody nipple discharge for over 4 weeks and had it to be nothing? Should I be worried? I have a biopsy on 11/6 and the radiologist suggested I would need surgery regardless of whether it was cancer or not because it was causing my nipple to bleed. Any similar situations or advice?

Thank you.

MelissaDallas

The most common cause of bleeding is a papilloma.

barbara4

Hi Renee,

I had a sero sanguinous nipple discharge in the past, so it was different than only bloody as you have. I think you have to wait foryour biopsy, you are in good hands. Good luck