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iloveuuuu
iloveuuuu Member Posts: 3
edited June 2014 in Young With Breast Cancer

Okay y'all, here's the deal.

I am 17 years old, and have had a lump in my right breast for about 3 1/2 years now. It is huge, probably the size of an egg, and it won't budge. It is sooo hard, and almost feels like a marble stuck to my bone in my breast. Sometimes I get a really sharp pain like it stings or something. But it only happens occasionally. I have told NO ONE about this. I'm too scared to scared to go through treatment and losing my hair, and have to come to the realization that it could fatal. Something inside of me will not let me tell anyone, but another part of me wants to get it off my chest (litterally) haha. I just think that if I ignore it, it will go away and everything will be fine. I pray to God every night, asking him for healing, and peace with all of this. Often times, I become so upset, and ask God... Why me? Why do I have to go through this? I'm too young, and I just cant handle all of this. Like I said... The lump is as hard as a rock, and it does not move AT ALL when I push at it. I already feel so much better just being able to get all of this out. Someone please respond. I need some words of wisdom.

Much love.

secret.

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  • Jalsmama55
    Jalsmama55 Member Posts: 104
    edited August 2011

    Secret, I understand how unbelievably scared you must be right now, but you HAVE to tell your parents and get to the dr ASAP. There's still a chance that it could be nothing and how much more awful would it be to stress about this forever? It'll start to consume your everyday life. Please tell someone, I am so worried about you. Please keep us posted and do the right thing so that if GOD forbid it IS cancer, you can get that beast out of you and live a long and happy life <3. Much love and prayers to you! Xoxoxo~Jana~</p>

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  • iloveuuuu
    iloveuuuu Member Posts: 3
    edited August 2011

    Well yea, I know it's the right thing to do. But I literally cannot bring myself to tell anyone. This is the first time I have said anything about it. it used to consume my everyday life, but in a way, after all the years of greiving, I am finally done crying. I used to cry myself to dleep every night... But now I feel okay. What would happen if I never told anyone?

    S

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  • jorjastandish
    jorjastandish Member Posts: 1
    edited August 2011

    Please go to the doctors. Let me know how was it.

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  • iloveuuuu
    iloveuuuu Member Posts: 3
    edited August 2011

    I have something else to add! 3 years ago, I got an ultra sound, because I had to get a physical for school, and I had the lump back then too. Same size... From what I can tell... And the doc went right over the lump and took a picture of it, and said there was nothing they foumd to be cancerous. My apologies for forgetting to add this. Do you think this makes it any better?

    s

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  • Jalsmama55
    Jalsmama55 Member Posts: 104
    edited August 2011

    Just get to the dr and they will probably do a biopsy. It could be hormone related. Especially considering you were only 13-14 years old when it started. Please just tell your parents and go ASAP. I'm not saying that losing your hair, going through chemo and radiation is a walk in the park, but if GOD forbid it's cancerous, it sure beats the alternative. Hair grows back in no time and you're so young that you'd most likely rally pretty quickly from any side effects. Please go. I am praying for you and you can PM me if you want to talk privately ok? Xoxo

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited August 2011

    Secret, the lump in your breast could be a fribroadenoma, a growth that is not cancerous but they can be bothersome as they can just keep growing allbeit slowly.  If you don't want to tell your parents, can you go to see a doctor on your own?  It is important that you find out exactly what it is, not just for the sake of your health but for your mental and emotional health too.  I wish you well.

    Love n hugs.  Chrissy

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