What were your symptoms? Im scared
I was just wanting to know what some symptoms were that you had before you found out. I am having multiple things going on and I just scared. and if you had discharge after you noticed a lump, if so what was the discharge like. Thank you ladies for your help and hugs to you all
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Crystal - I had a painful lump - no discharge.
I hope that you are going to get things checked out if you haven't already. Try not to let your mind go wild on you. It could be anything - maybe bc, maybe (hopefully) not.
((HUGS))
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Crystalred, my heart goes out to you. It is scary. Please understand a couple of things, though.
First, even if you found out that another woman had the very same symptoms as you, it would not mean that her diagnosis was the same as yours.
Second, you really and truly can't be diagnosed over the internet. The women here aren't medical professionals, and even if they were they wouldn't be able to tell you what's going on.
Third, and possibly the most important -- we live in a very PinkWashed World. We've been trained to believe that everything that happens to our breasts is breast cancer. But the truth is that all sorts of things happen to breasts -- lumps, discharge, pain, etc. -- that are not cancer. The majority of lumps are not cancer. The majority of instances of discharge, even bloody discharges, are not cancer.
The good thing about PinkWashing is that it causes many women to get annual mammos who might not. But the bad thing about PinkWashing is that it makes women afraid when anything at all happens to their breasts.
So: be a person who's been influenced by PinkWashing in the good way -- get yourself checked out! But try not to be the person who's influenced in the bad way -- into being scared to death.
And let us know how it all goes!
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I found a lump about half a year after a clear mammo. I thought it must be a cyst, which I'd check on soon or whenever. Then I had bloody discharge. It was the wakeup call.
With cancer, the earlier the news the better. There are all sorts of things that can cause your breasts to change, but be glad you can have it checked out. -
Cycle-path,
First I want to say thank you for being strong so that women like myself will get checked. second your response really hit a "spot" in my heart. I have been so stressed out just waiting for my next appointment that im more exahusted thatn I have ever been. I was already so worn down and tired before this and now im run down completly. I have an appointment tomorrow and I am hoping to hear good new. Thank you again I will post hopeful with good news. I wish the best to all the ladies on here with bc. lots of hugs
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cristaired-
I didn't have any symptoms and was just going in for my regular mammo. Waiting & not knowing is the soooo icky! Hopefully you will be hearing good news tomorrow- the odds really are on your side!
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ONLY symptom was nipple color change over time. Ob/gyn said it was likely from longterm breastfeeding but sent me for a routine, now ur 40 yo mammogram the very next month. No palpable lump, discharge or anything. Found loads of DCIS on routine mammogram. Nipple color change indicative of Paget's disease per pathology. Glad I didn't put off my mammogram! Waiting is the hardest part but with this disease if I learned ANYTHING new it was patience. All the best to you.
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Tested the discharge...nothing yet nurse would not give me much info due to the doctor has not signed off on the report yet
Still having a small amount of clear discharge, but its sticky now and really only "drains" at night I guess from sleeping on my stomach. The "lump" is still there. Mammo and US on friday....I have night sweats and soooo very fatigued and the headaches seem to be getting worse..
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Crystal,
The night sweats, fatigue and headache actually sound more like a thyroid or hormone problem. Have you seen your pcp? Maybe he/she could run a full blood panel on you to see if that's what is causing those symptoms.
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mammo and US yesterday wont know anything till next week. GreenseaTurtle, I had thyroid checked and it was all clear
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I had an existing lump, diagnoses as fibrocystic. It got bigger and had a burning sensation. Then it dimpled at the nipple.
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I had NO symptoms at all - just went in for my annual mammogram. I was beyond shocked when I got a call the next day saying that I needed to see a surgeon because cancer had been found. I agree, waiting for test results is the hardest part. Sending good wishes as you move through this!
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I was only 28 yo when I had bloody discharge from my nipple. It really freaked me out! Due to incompetence on the part of our local country surgeon, (oh yeah, I also had a baby and nursed him for 15 months) it was 2 1/2 years later that I had the much larger lump removed. The Dr. who did the surgery thought it was cancer when he took it out. He called me 3 days later to say the pathology came back B9! What I had was papilloma (warts) in the milk ducts.
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No symptoms, I just went in for my annual mammogram and a cluster of micro-calcs were detected (never heard of breast calcification before then).
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i am still playing the waiting game. i will say my discharge from nipple has gone from clear watery to clear sticky, but not as much as before! so Im happy about that! however not I am having some "pain" but its not really pain I put a rock in there or something...very strange. I do want to tell all of you ladies you are brave and I have the most upmost respect for yall! I hope mine comes back b9 but if it does not I will be brave just like the many women here because I have a wonderful family that needs me at my best all the time!
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i am still playing the waiting game. i will say my discharge from nipple has gone from clear watery to clear sticky, but not leaking as much as before! so Im happy about that! however now I am having some "pain" but its not really pain its feels like i put a rock in my breast or something and can feel it when i walk around...very strange. I do want to tell all of you ladies you are brave and I have the most upmost respect for yall! I hope mine comes back b9 but if it does not I will be brave just like the many women here because I have a wonderful family that needs me at my best all the time!
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I had a green discharge for three years. Then in the end of summer 2010, the discharge turned bloody. In the end of October 2011, I felt a breakfast sausage like lump.
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