Having more problems...

Thanks to Leaf and VSM, you are both wonderful and I am blessed to "know" you out here in cyberspace. You have both helped so many ladies.  I am having a really bad day, so I appreciate you kind words.  {{ hugs }}

Thanks, Turtle. I managed to get through a million things this weekend, including throwing a dinner party last night. Life goes on!  Appreciate the hugs.

Hi ladies, thank you so much for checking on me! I had to put my issues on the back burner for hubby  - he is turning 50 and had his first colonoscopy yesterday so was driving him back and forth. Of course everything was perfect, he is in perfect health. After a hyster, breast surgery, et al, my sympathy level is low for a colonoscopy, I guess - he was complaining about it and it just fell on deaf ears, I guess!  Men have a pretty easy go of it, eh? 

Now back to me, I need to make an appt. I just hate to start all of this again, know what I mean? Ugh. 

Green Sea Turtle, VSM and others have checked on me, and I appreciate it, ladies. All of you on tnis board are amazing. 

Just providing an update....life has been crazy on the job, travel and home front so I've put off the inevitable.  Flying back across the country yesterday, I think because I was settled with nothing to think about or do for the first time in a while - I was really noticing the sensations going on in my bad breast.  The burning sensation around the nipple is definitely stronger and happening more frequently and there is some occasional pain in the breast now, radiating a little.  I still can't feel any lumps, etc. This is probably TMI (is there such a thing out here, LOL!!) but I want to throw it out in case anyone might recognize the symptom - the other night I was having the burning sensation and looked at my nipple, noticed it was a purplish color.  Went back to normal soon after.  

So....guess it's time to go in. I called and the first appt is Nov 3rd, so I will just keep an eye on things til then. 

Thanks, Leaf - you are one of my favorite voices on the board. Thanks for being here for us! :-)

Thanks to Leaf and Souls, I really appreciate your responses and information.  I hope it is a nerve issue, I didn't think about them growing back after surgery, or still feeling things that aren't there.  It's been 4 years but things do change, with weight fluctuations, hormonal changes, et al. I am staying busy so that time goes by quickly and I don't hyper focus on the issue, it is what it is, I am doing my best to keep things under control.  Hope all of you ladies on this thread had a wonderful weekend, hugs to you and thanks for being here!

HI dragonfly! Thanks so much for the words of support. I am getting nervous now as the appointment gets closer, so much idle time with the long holiday weekend, would rather have my usual chaotic schedule, I think!  The weather here is nice, so I've been out raking leaves and winterizing my garden, and of course today I spent a long time in the kitchen :-) 

Jane, I am so very sorry you are having issues in your other breast now, you've already been through enough for one lifetime!  I hope it is absolutely nothing and you get the "all clear" so you can enjoy the holidays.  Sending you positive thoughts and hugs!

My left breast is a mess  - 75% dense, two areas of increasing thickness (?), increasing calcs and already had a ductal excision. The other side is crystal clear and hardly dense at all, it is such a puzzle to me. I try not to hyper focus on the bad side so I don't imagine things.  Actually, if I feel burning pain or whatever, I think about the other side and whether I am feeling the same thing. It sounds weird but helps me isolate that yes, I do feel something.  This is all such a mental burden. I am also high risk due to family history, having a baby late, decades of birth control.  Sigh. 

Anyhow, hope your appt goes well, when are you going in to see your doc? Hugs!