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Long COVID and breast size changes: anyone else?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Oct 24 1:16pm | Replies (3)Comment receiving replies
Hi, You’re the first person I’ve heard of that had that happen. Except me. Lol. I had covid in November 2021. Then the vaccine in April 2022. That’s when things went haywire. The first “symptom “ was breast changes. I went from 34A to a 36D in a couple of weeks. The left one hurt in
My armpit area. At the time none of my docs connected anything to long covid. Said I was getting older (I was 62 at the time and very athletic and slim). My boobs hadn’t been that big since the day after giving birth. Had all the mammograms and scans. Nothing.
I’ve been taking Low dose Naltrexone for about 5 months now and almost all of my symptoms have decreased big time. Breasts are now 34B. Finally feeling closer to myself than I have in a long time as well as getting lots of energy back. The only thing I can attribute the change to is that my hormones (even thyroid) went totally crazy. So now off of thyroid hormones as well as estrogen/progesterone/testosterone I was taking.
I hope this helps. You’re not alone!
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@ewilson1960 is it too exuberant to say I LOVE YOU?! When I read this Thurs. 10/23, I was flabbergasted. .. like you were with my post.
I hadn't posted because it's still new and all that I searched did not tie it at all to COVID, long COVID, or vaccinations - only to hormones, aging, weight change, and other conditions, none of which I have. LONG past menopause at 78, I had early onset puberty (not quite 9) and early onset perimenopause (in my mid-30s) and menopause in my 40s. On and off HRT, I've been back on because I continued to have horrendous hot flashes and in my then profession (I retired in Dec. 2024) they were not an option not to mention how miserable I felt.
Please clarify for me:
- you WERE on thyroid replacement? On HRT?
- had you had COVID when this occurred or only the vaccinations? IF COVID, when and how long after did your breasts change?
- which vaccinations had you had before this occurred?
-From what you wrote about size, it sounds like both breasts changed at the same time, yes? One of mine has grown dramatically and the other shrunk dramatically. It's the shrunken boob [sounds like the name of a great and sarcastic band!]that on the mammogram 2 weeks ago showed "some abnormality". Nothing shown on the left - the one that hurts - aches - as does the underarm. It feels like I remember pre-period pain.
I read a bit about Naltrexone and it sounds like it will conflict with other medications I'm on. I have a slew of docs treating me and now not treating me. (It is horrible when THE specialist - an infectious disease doc who is considered one of the best in our area, affiliated with a well-respected med school and hospital, dropped me, saying there was no more she could "find" and not enough research for ALL my post-COVID symptoms. I have docs treating other symptoms, COSTCO tested my hearing and yes, it's 70% gone from COVID so hearing aids, and the list goes on. NO one but me coordinating all of it.
So...does Mayo allow us to someone communicate privately if you are willing? I do not want to bore everyone with our boobs!
Thank you for seeing this and responding. It allows me for 11/3 and the super-duper whatever they are doing mammogram or other imaging to say "it's not just me"!
Gratitude in abundance.
JE (Joan)