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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Laurie, Volunteer Mentor | @roch | Jun 21, 2021

This can be a scary find, but do not panic. Not all lumps are cancer, BUT you need to have it check out. Make an appointment with your primary provider to check out. First step will be a breast exam and mammogram. Then you will know for sure.

Laurie

whr | @whr | Jun 21, 2021

Yes, please get it checked out, and it is very frightening. In 2019 while recovering from a broken ankle I discovered a lump and it seemed to get smaller and almost disappear and since I had a mammogram only months before I was not off the charts with anxiety over it. I put off going in to have it checked and it was cancer and grew unusually fast. Had I gone in sooner I wouldn't have had such a difficult time. Best wishes and I pray for a negative result.

sandyrob | @sandyrob | Jun 21, 2021

Freaking out, probably won't help, but get in to see your doctor ASAP.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jun 21, 2021

Hi @alykat11, how are you doing today? Did you make an appointment to talk to your doctor about the lump you found?

alykat11 | @alykat11 | Jun 21, 2021

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Hey! Yes, I spoke with my doctor and he ordered an ultrasound. I will be having it July 6.

alykat11 | @alykat11 | Jun 21, 2021

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Thank you so much!

alykat11 | @alykat11 | Jun 21, 2021

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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

angel01 | @angel01 | Oct 27, 2023

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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?

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 3, 2023

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

LisaY1 | @lisay1 | Nov 3, 2023

I had gone if for my mammogram and noticed right before that my breast was sore (almost like a tenderness experienced with your monthly cycle). I mentioned this to the radiologist and I think it helped because she was extra cautious. Did two mammograms and then a sonogram. Biopsies confirmed it was cancer. Always best to err on the side of caution and get things checked. I wish you the best. 🌺