Occasional inverted nipple - worried!

I have a similar situation going on. My issue started started over the course of 2011, around 7 months after I had my son. I started noticing that my breasts were aching or in pain, little pinches that never happened before...and then in December the pinches became dull aches, of which are predominantly in my left breast, as well as burning in my left arm pit. This pain would also run down my arm at times. I noticed that the pain was mostly during ovulation or during my period...nipple and areola would burn...sometimes it would feel like there were shards of glass in certain parts of my left breast.

I went to then two OBs, one of which I went to twice, breast exam were done and in addition an ultrasound. Each time nothing was found and a hormonal imbalance was diagnosed...despite the herbal remedy I was given, the pain persisited. The months went on, some worse than others, still all symptoms happening mid to end of my cycle..About a month or two ago I started noticing aching in my groin as well as there being a dip above my nipple in my left breast, which is only there when my nipple is not errect..now May, I have dull aching in my thighs. And basically at the end of my rope.

Yesterday I got a third opinion from another OB. She did a breast exam and found a hard rubbery mass about 1cm in size next to my nipple in my left breast....she unfortunately could not find it on the Ultrasound. This puzzeled me greatly and made me very scared...how could something so big not be seen via the ultrasound. She told me that it could mean a lot of things, calcification Fibroadnoma, but we want to be careful and have a mammagram done to rule all possibilities out. I am also completely terrified and do not know what to make of all this. In the meantime all possible case scenarios are going through my head. I have heard that one of the symptoms of breast cancer is not pain, but I am still concerned that this could be the case. I could also use some feed back and support. I am only 30 years old with two children under the age of 7. 

Although it sometimes is scary to read the posts in this forum, they give us like you said the feeling that we are not alone! I am thankful for that!

My mammo will be on Wednesday. I am living in Germany, so I am not sure if the center I am going to will also be a one stop shop. Now that I know that other places offer this, I hope that I will also have the same opportunities. What does your doctor think about the series of events with you regarding the aching in the breast and pain in the armpit in conjunction with the nipple? Did she share any of her thoughts with you on this?

I wish we had a one stop shop here where I live. It was 2 weeks waiting for u/s and mammo, another week waiting to see surgeon, then another 2 weeks waiting for biopsy( which will be monday). Then have to wait for results( which is what I think is going to be the hardest) Cat and Viola, good thoughts and prayers for u both.

Thank you Viola444, the waiting is definitely the hardest part....and for the most part the unknown. My family and I made a major change about a year ago, in hopes to have a better life....an entire household sold, given away or packed, moved two children, one of which was only four months old at the time, including ourselves to another country....after a year of being here it seems like we are all finally on our way to having a normal life and then to have in the back of your mind the whole time, you could be facing an illness is very difficult. I think what is also difficult is really, the psychological pain we go through experiencing what we experience and then seeing what we as non medical people do not understand....very hard to wait and leave your health in the hands of a doctor....is just inexplainably difficult....Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers for our future appointments.

Yes, you could not have explained it better....and I also have these feelings of hope and then feeling completely doomed and my symptoms constantly happening through out the day just make me feel worse or bring up my feelings of doubt all over again. My appointment is at 10:40am...so that would be 9:40 your time.

I meant to ask you, if you press on the interior of your arm pit on the side with the breast where the nipple is slightly inverted, does your armpit start to ache and burn? Are you also having any burning other places, groin or behind your knees? Since last week I have had occasional dull aching in my groin and also on the interior upper part of my thigh...it is driving me crazy, because I am then wondering, ok,.....is that what I think I have, now already advanced...total mental torture.

I am also having this soreness down the affected side and into my back, shoulder blade as well. Do you notice that one rib cage is larger than the other? I noticed in February, that my left rib cage, the side where all the symptoms are in my breast, that my left ribcage is larger than the right. Do you do any forms of heavy lifting? I was told by my pcp that the symptoms with my breasts and side were probably the result of lifting my son, as was the large sized rib cage...oh yeah and that the pain my breast must be hormonal as it was mid cycle and around the time of my period.

 I also had occassional twinges in my breasts about 6 months after having my son. I also did not pay much attention until they became more frequent and then became full blown mid monthly that following December...so strange that we have the same symptoms.

I had blood work down in response to my larger rib cage...they said that they did not find anything abnormal, ie growth of anything, blood being affected, tumors etc....mentioned though that they thought my thyroid numbers were slightly elevated. No sound for alarm, but they want me to touch base with them if I have unexpected weight gain or feeling tired....

Do people say you look pale or ask you if you have lost weight? That seems to be the on going comment with me the last few months...although I have not lost any weight according to the scale, this question comes quite often and it is driving me mad, because it just makes me feel like, that is just another symptom of something I hope is not what I think it could be.

I am also glad that my appointment is early in the morning, but still the waiting until then is so difficult. Today I had a very hard day....just thinking and thinking....needless to say, there were a lot of tears.

and to you too Wilson33....sorry, I forgot to include you!!!!!

Lots of you ladies with appointments tomorrow. 

Here's to you all, and good luck in these difficult times.