Nagging Areola discomfort. Mammogram on Friday.

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Amybee
Amybee Member Posts: 2
edited March 2019 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

I’m new to this forum. My mother passed away from stage 4 breast cancer in November. She fought it for 3.5 years. The doctors always claimed hers was environmentallly brought on but I don’t know if that can even happen? No one else on either side of my family has ever been diagnosed.

I started having some breast pain last Friday, it was some shooting pains through my breasts with some prickly sensitivity to the touchon my aerola. I figure I’d wait to see if it went away on its own and it didn’t so I went to the doctor. She took my temp, said I had a fever of 101.5 and checked over my breasts. Said that she thought the sore left breast had an infection and prescribed me kflex. I had mentioned to her that my mother had breast cancer so she ordered me a diagnostic mammogram due to family history I’m assuming.


So the antibiotics have helped take care of most of the pain but I still have some discomfort. Mostly around the nipple area. My breasts are not sore to the touch, I do not have my lumps that she or I could feel. My breast are symmetrical and look the same with no skin issues.

Yet I’m terrified that something is going to be wrong because I still have this nagging discomfort that comes and goes. The thought of having cancer terrifies me. I have a 7 year old daughter. I watched what cancernsid to my mom. I’m googling way too much I think. Can anyone help me put my mind to rest?

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  • fifthyear
    fifthyear Member Posts: 225
    edited March 2019

    Amybee, ofcourse you are terrified. But know this, breast cancer does not cause fever, not that I know of. Breast pain could be an implication that it is not cancer. Don't look into Google too much. For me, the only prelude to the cancer diagnosis was fatigue, fatigue came before the lump was found. For about 6months. So wait for the mammogram's result and go from there. Likely you will be in the clear. Sending you cyber hugs

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  • Amybee
    Amybee Member Posts: 2
    edited March 2019

    Fifthyear, thank you for your response. I tend to get medical anxiety anyways because I always expect bad news. I don't know why, but I've always been that way. I guess since this came on suddenly is why it freaked me out. I'm not sure why I'd even develop an infection inmy breast anyways. My only guesses were a dirty sports bra and friction from working out or I somehow rammed my boob into something and it made it angry.

    I know I need to lay off the google because it always seems like it comes back to the worst news. And my mind was at rest since the info I knew always said that cancer doesn't hurt but now I'm finding out that's not accurate at all. The game of hurry up and wait just sucks. And I'm getting my Mammo on a Friday so I'm sure I'll have to wait all weekend for my results which is going to drive my anxiety through the roof.

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  • fifthyear
    fifthyear Member Posts: 225
    edited March 2019

    Whether people admit it or not, we are all anxious over medical issues, so your feeling is normal. Please come back and let us know the results. In the meantime, keep yourself busy it will help eliviate the worry somewhat. Take care.

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  • alto
    alto Member Posts: 233
    edited March 2019

    Definitely pursue this, but try not to worry yet. I know that's so much "easier said than done." What I learned as part of this process that comforted me: if you get a diagnosis, there are a lot of tools and treatments, and outcomes are very good these days. You will have support here and from your medical team.

    If the areola does change color, leak fluid, or start to pull inward, another avenue to pursue is a dermatologist, who can do a biopsy to test the skin for Paget's. Sometimes surgeons will do a skin biopsy as well.

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