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Juliana1835
Juliana1835 Member Posts: 14
edited February 2016 in Benign Breast Conditions

Hi everyone, I posted here before when I was facing two excisional biopsies two weeks ago. I ended up with a very large hematoma, a second surgery, but I am doing much better. Went for my post op and have good results - fibroadenomas no atypia.

So happy for those results. But now I have two questions. Why do I have tenderness in my rib area around/under that breast? Yes I should have asked the surgeon. Wasn't so tender until after the fact.

And what is with the new indent/ vertical line under my nipple (not near the 2 biopsies I just had, but in the area of the one I had 20 years ago). If I palpatate it, it feels like a line under the skin, maybe an inch.

I am hesitant to call the doc. Could just be how my breast is healing. The hematoma/swelling was pretty dramatic.

Please let me know your thoughts! I very much appreciate it.

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited February 2016

    You should call your doctor-that's what they are there for.

    Look up "Mondor's Cording" and see if that looks like what might be going on. It is a fairly common post-surgery condition & goes away on its own.

    If not, my guess it is probably just residual insult/trauma & swelling.

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  • Juliana1835
    Juliana1835 Member Posts: 14
    edited February 2016

    I will wait a week and then call the surgeon unless pain gets worse. I did read about mondors. It's possible. I can't see a vein, but feel a firm line under my skin. Not sure if that condition would cause the tenderness under the breast. Have you had this?

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited February 2016

    I haven't but i've seen quite a few women here get it after surgery. There should be some threads on it. Maybe some who had it are still hanging around.

    I hurt on the opposite side of my breast from my surgery. When I mentioned it to the nurse she said the retractors used in surgery really affect areas you don't consider part of the "surgical field". I had never considered that they used retractors to hold the incision open.

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  • Juliana1835
    Juliana1835 Member Posts: 14
    edited February 2016

    Huh. Thanks for the information. It was literally overnight that the indent showed up, but my whole ribcage was sore for a day or two after surgery. Sitting up in bed was painful. I thought maybe it was due to coughing after 2nd sugery to deal with bleeding, but didn't think I coughed that bad! The new soreness developed over the last few days.

    I think you're right about mondors. The indent and line under the skin is a symptom.

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