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Is this Breast Cancer?

Posted by alykat11 @alykat11, Jun 20, 2021

Hey so I recently found a lump in one of my breasts. It started with my nipple getting sore and it looks like my nipple got a little burned. Since it hurt I decided to palpate it and I feel like a small tiny bump. I wanted to know what everyone else has experienced and if I should be freaking out.

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cathd | @cathd | Nov 4, 2023
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@angel01

My situation is more like yours. I am not sure how the doctors are going to deal with it. I had my mammogram a year back, wasn't scheduled for another year. Felt a lump in the outer side of the left breast closer to my clavicle. By the time I made an appointment with my Oby gyn and saw her the lump was gone. They did ultrasono and mammo, found small lump in left side and saw a shade in the right side in the mammo nothing in ultrasono. When the biopsy in left side came out +ve for ER and PR The bipsied the right breast in the mammo equipment. That came out +ve for HER2 also.
Did you have both ER/PR +ve and HER2 +ve? Did your skin itch around the neck and breast?

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I was dx with IDC stage 1 on Sept. 25. For 6 months previous I had a "crawling" sensation in that breast but ignored it. This itching feeling still comes and goes and has expanded to the axilla and upper trunk. I mentioned it at my biopsy and ultrasound, but nobody expressed concern. I will meet with my surgeon next Thursday and will let you know if she has anything to say about it.

Also, when I was first told there might be a problem, I googled "crawling sensation in breast" and one of the search responses was "Breast Cancer symptoms...."

Hope you are doing ok.

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angel01 | @angel01 | Nov 11, 2023
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@colleenyoung

Hi @angel01, how are you doing? Have you met with the cancer team yet to discuss next steps?

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My MRI of my right breast was delayed by one week. Just got the reports from Kaiser since I was detected with BC. My insurance changes this January. Trying to align providers with the new insurance. I already decided on the doctors in Kaiser(Oncologist, Oncologist-Surgeon, Oncology-Radiologist and Mammo-plastic surgeon.) Now I am waiting for Treatment plan. If surgery goes first then I don't know what will happen once insurance changes. How long I need to see the surgeon for post-op visits. I am overwhelmed about how to transfer the information to the new set of doctors with the new insurance.

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angel01 | @angel01 | Nov 11, 2023
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@cathd

I was dx with IDC stage 1 on Sept. 25. For 6 months previous I had a "crawling" sensation in that breast but ignored it. This itching feeling still comes and goes and has expanded to the axilla and upper trunk. I mentioned it at my biopsy and ultrasound, but nobody expressed concern. I will meet with my surgeon next Thursday and will let you know if she has anything to say about it.

Also, when I was first told there might be a problem, I googled "crawling sensation in breast" and one of the search responses was "Breast Cancer symptoms...."

Hope you are doing ok.

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I have that sensation also and a little pain with it. People keep telling me that is not due to breast cancer.

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cathd | @cathd | Nov 11, 2023
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@angel01

I have that sensation also and a little pain with it. People keep telling me that is not due to breast cancer.

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Hi Angel01,

I brought it up to my surgeon and she didn't really say anything about it 🙂
It's ok - I am thinking it is probably due to actual growth of the tumor exerting pressure on the nearby nerves and causing a sensation.
Hope you are hanging in there.
~hug~

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cathd | @cathd | Nov 11, 2023

...didn't mean to put a smiley face in there!

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anjalima | @anjalima | Nov 12, 2023
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@angel01

My MRI of my right breast was delayed by one week. Just got the reports from Kaiser since I was detected with BC. My insurance changes this January. Trying to align providers with the new insurance. I already decided on the doctors in Kaiser(Oncologist, Oncologist-Surgeon, Oncology-Radiologist and Mammo-plastic surgeon.) Now I am waiting for Treatment plan. If surgery goes first then I don't know what will happen once insurance changes. How long I need to see the surgeon for post-op visits. I am overwhelmed about how to transfer the information to the new set of doctors with the new insurance.

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If you are having reconstruction you will see the plastic surgeon weekly at first regarding the filling of expander over time as well as to check and then remove drains ( usually by week two or three). You likely won’t see your breast surgeon until a six week check ( if memory serves).

Expect multiple visits with plastic closely following surgery.

Hope this helps 🌸 and best to you.

PS: all insurance companies must, by law ( thank you ACA) cover breast cancer related surgeries and reconstructions but of course you want your team on board with your particular insurance company.

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katcara | @katcara | Nov 12, 2023
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@angel01

My MRI of my right breast was delayed by one week. Just got the reports from Kaiser since I was detected with BC. My insurance changes this January. Trying to align providers with the new insurance. I already decided on the doctors in Kaiser(Oncologist, Oncologist-Surgeon, Oncology-Radiologist and Mammo-plastic surgeon.) Now I am waiting for Treatment plan. If surgery goes first then I don't know what will happen once insurance changes. How long I need to see the surgeon for post-op visits. I am overwhelmed about how to transfer the information to the new set of doctors with the new insurance.

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Hello. I had exactly this circumstance a year ago with a double mastectomy on December 8. I was worries too! And I thought the burden of the change was on me. I hope your experience is as positive as mine regarding this transfer. Basically, the old company transferred everything to the new company and to the doctors. I went to an appointment fretting to the intake person and she basically said “yes, we already know”. My new card didn’t come to well into January 2023 but I carried the letter I got regarding the change. It was not any kind of problem. Trust those doctors to have staff that are very diligent about payment! I’m sorry you are worried. Worry is a big part of cancer. But we are know it’s not helpful or productive. I’ll also add in an attempt to reassure you, that the surgery itself is not particularly painful. I had very little discomfort and virtually none that the Tylenol with codeine they gave me couldn’t manage. I wish you the absolute best on your journey!

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