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New pain - other breast - hypochondriac?
Do we all turn into hypochondriacs with every new pain? Or is it just me? :(
So last Thurs my right breast (my left was treated) suddenly became really itchy in 1 spot and then I got sharp stabbing pains in that 1 spot, lasted a few hours on and off. Intermittent stabby pains on fri morning so sent a msg to my BCN (this is a new 1 ive never met) and she phoned me late Fri afternoon and said to monitor for 2 wks but she would mention it to surgeon to see if my imaging (due oct) should be brought forward. Saturday no pains, Sun a few and this morning a few, all stabby, all in exact same spot. I know most literature says cancer isn't painful but I'm sure quite a few of us can assure them that it is! Last time I had bruise like pain for 5 days then a lump and a wk later a huge node. Am I being silly to not want to wait 2wks like she said? Am I over reacting? Will it always be like this, thinking the worst at every twinge?
Sorry for long boring post xx
So last Thurs my right breast (my left was treated) suddenly became really itchy in 1 spot and then I got sharp stabbing pains in that 1 spot, lasted a few hours on and off. Intermittent stabby pains on fri morning so sent a msg to my BCN (this is a new 1 ive never met) and she phoned me late Fri afternoon and said to monitor for 2 wks but she would mention it to surgeon to see if my imaging (due oct) should be brought forward. Saturday no pains, Sun a few and this morning a few, all stabby, all in exact same spot. I know most literature says cancer isn't painful but I'm sure quite a few of us can assure them that it is! Last time I had bruise like pain for 5 days then a lump and a wk later a huge node. Am I being silly to not want to wait 2wks like she said? Am I over reacting? Will it always be like this, thinking the worst at every twinge?
Sorry for long boring post xx
23 Replies
- @JoeyLiz, glad you're having the scans this week. As many others have said, if you're concerned..... I'll be thinking of you on Thursday
@Flaneuse, I'm not sure if I'm correct here, did you have neoadjuvant chemo?
Both I and a friend/former colleague did. I used to get little throbs where my tumour was during tthose months of chemo. My friend did, also, possibly worse than myself. She was told (again, can't remember details now, so not sure who by) that it could be signalling tumour cell death.
The truth of it? I don't know, but she had a complete pathological response while I didn't have much more than a reduction in my ki67 number - essentially a marker of the rate of cell proliferation. - Hope you get the reassurance you need x
- Hoping that its absolutely nothing to worry about @JoeyLiz, it will be great to get some peace of mind.
- No biggie to slip in and have a quick ultrasound any time you are concerned. Dr's really don't mind checking it out. My lymph nodes under my good arm swelled and I had an ultrasound. What we discovered was it wasn't bc at all but a reaction to some "happy pills" from my psychiatrist. I stopped taking them and the swelling went down.
- So glad to hear that you've got in quickly @joeyliz
- Great news @JoeyLiz ... all the best ... fingers and toes crossed. Peace of mind is just SO important xx
Yes, @Sister ... phantom pain is totally common with amputees .... and so many of our members have had their boobs amputated ... - Imaging booked for Thursday. Thanks everyone, I swear the more you think about it the more it hurts!
- I get an itchy nipple - except I don't even have a breast, let alone a nipple so is it imaginary? I think you should get it checked out as best you can @JoeyLiz Regardless of the probability that it's nothing sinister, you are never going to be able to relax without knowing for certain.
- We are all on heightened alert for abnormal aches & pains .... how long since your last scans? Bringing it forward a few months is highly unlikely to be damaging for your health - but waiting another 4-5 months will do horrible things to your mental health.
Yep - if in doubt, get checked out.
Get checked out anyway!! Take care xxx - I've just investigated a sore rib. I knew it wasn't mets but I just had this little niggle at the back of my mind that was getting worse as the rib pain was getting worse. An understanding GP, a quick x-ray and it was all sorted.
The standard response is if any odd thing persists for more than two weeks, get it investigated. When I had boobs, all my life one of them (the one that eventually had the tumour) was always have aches, pains and odd sensations.
And that's bullshit that breast cancer doesn't hurt. Sometimes it does. My mother was told in 1986 that her lump couldn't be cancerous because it was painful. Well it was a tumour, a very aggressive one at that. Why the medical community persists with this nonsense is beyond me.
Hang in there, it's probably nothing, but get it checked out asap for your peace of mind. Big hug, K xox
