worrying breast symptoms - desperate for ultrasound

Hello beck. Yes you should tell your doctor you want one and I'm surprised he hasn't suggested it because you have some breast changes. If you don't have an appointment make one.

Hi beck

You don't say how old you are, but if under 50 a mamogram would be unlikely to tell you much.

However, and ultrasound might, and if you are really worried than there is no reason why you shouldn't have one ... especially if you have skin changes.

Just make an appointment to see your doctor, grit your teeth, be assertive and ask for an U/S.

Don't suffer horrible anxiety in the meantime.  I speak from some experience, having had two breast cancers treated fairly recently.  I think that I am OK now, but I remember the fear very well indeed.

Hopefully it will be turn out to be nothing to worry about, but it is far more sensible to make sure a tthis stage, than to wait. 

Take care

M x

 

Go back to your doctor and get this checked out immediately.

Hello Beck

There is far too much going on here for anyone to give you reliable advice, or even significant support and empathy over this site.  I think that you really must go back to your GP, and have an appointment made to see a breast surgeon, who may then decide with you what further investigations are required.

I am a little disturbed by your comment which begins 'the only thing that gives me  a little hope'.

Firstly, although it occurs, breast cancer is relatively rare in women of your age. So many of us are or have been on the pill, or HRT, or both, as in my case, for far longer than ten years.  Yet not all of us get breast cancer.

Secondly, there is absolutely no point in winding yourself up at this point.  The important thing, as I said above, is to get yourself sorted out with your primary physician, and make sure that you get yourself an appointment at a breast clininc, and hopefully a breast ultrasound can be arranged for the same time. The longer you delay doing this, the more time you will subject yourself to anxiety and stress, which in itself can make you feel unwell.

There are many reasons for experiencing the sensation that one's heart is pumping harder, but the most probable one in your case is anxiety. I think that the sooner you see your doctor, and have an appointment arranged for the breast clinic, the better for you. 

What made you decide to speak to a breast cancer research support nurse?

One of the support groups that I found really very helpful can be found at www.breastcancercare.org.uk.

I can really recommend these people.  The training required to be a one-to-one person on the phone for people to talk to is quite onerous, and also either they have to have had breast cancer themselves, a genetic predispostion for it, or a close relativeor partner with it.  As a result they are empathetic, sensible, well informed and very good at helping you to keep things in perspective.  I am considering applying to be one of their volunteers, but you have to have had at least two years pass after the primary was diagnosed before they will consider you for training. 

I think that they may be able to offer you the support and also the objective information that you may need at this stage. 

 

I am 28 and have been experiencing the exact same thing. Started with a tingling or tender throbbing every now and again in the armpit; didn't think much of it, no lumps or anything. It kept coming back every few days and was in the back of my mind, so I went to the doctor after about 3-4 weeks. The doctor did an examination and it felt tender when she pushed right into my breast tissue (just one side), and she thought the area was swollen. She told me to book to see a specialist… PANIC! I had to wait a week for my appointment, and spent the entire week thinking I was dying.

The pain then seemed to be constant and everywhere... all down my arm right through to my fingers, around my rib cage, under my armpit, shoulders and neck. It wasn’t so much pain, more an ache or an annoyance, a burning sensation and a tingling… maybe like a trapped nerve somewhere. The fact that every website I read said breast cancer was rarely painful was irrelevant… I was convinced I must have somehow missed primary breast cancer and it had now spread to secondary bone cancer hence the pain.

I spent the whole week addicted to Google researching as much as possible. Not recommended! However, as the pain moved about a bit, I did start to reason with myself that this could be some sort of pulled muscle, potentially ‘Poshitis’ – a new term for pulled muscles from carrying a heavy handbag like Victoria Beckham in the crook of your elbow. As well as a heavy laptop handbag 5 days a week, I’d also lifted a heavy suitcase and injured my shoulder. When doing self-examinations, I still couldn’t feel any obvious swollen tissue like the doctor had, which also slightly reassured me.

Anyway, my appointment with the breast specialist was today and I am pleased to say that my inclination of muscle strain was correct. I spoke through all of my symptoms and already the specialist was agreeing it sounded a lot like a pulled muscle. He then examined me and said everything felt perfectly normal, and also did an ultra sound to be safe which showed absolutely no lumps, swelling or cause for concern. Over the last two days I’d also been consciously not doing anything with my left arm and the pain has definitely improved, so looks like  the muscle is on the mend and I need to buy a rucksack!! Hopefully this has reassured some of you, but BOOK AN APPOINTMENT with a specialist to be sure and for peace of mind – the last week of my life was awful, it’s not worth the worry of just waiting to hope for improvement.

I don't know what these syptoms mean but I'm 18 and I have the same exact syptoms in one breast and I just noticed the blue veins just a moment ago.. it all came about sudently.. do you have any answers??