Pain after breast biopsy?

Question

I'm 22 years old an in June '06, I had two biopsies performed on my right breast for suspicious lumps that turned out to be fibroadenomas. It took at least a month for the biopsy sites to heal and now I experience deep twinges of pain at the biopsy sites. Is this normal? I figure that they probably need a good amount of time to heal completely, since they were ultrasound guided core biopsies, but sometimes the pain is very disconcerting, even though the twinges don't last a long time. Is it possible for the biopsies to aggrivate the lumps and cause them to become something serious? Thanks!

Answer 1

No,it will not aggravate the lumps and cause something serious.
I had a biopsy with removal of my breast lump at the age of 30 (I am 53 now).
Though I know that if I am diagnosed with Fibercystic Disease as was the case, new lumps can appear any time for the rest of our lives.
I had a girlfriend who had to have so many lump removals due to this disease that she eventually went ahead and had all of her breast tissue removed and replaced it with implants.(Her breasts had so many dimples due to the lump removals that the implants helped to smooth out her breast and took away future worry about more lumps,removal and the possibility of cancer.)
The older we get the more we really need to watch them as they can turn cancerous.
Avoiding cigarettes,caffine and chocolate is suppose to help lessen the possibility of having more problems with future lumps but I guess God has been on my side as I continue all 3 of them and have not had any problems(having gone thru menopause I suppose there is a possibility that I could start having problems,but so far so good.
The pain you are feeling is the regeneration of nerves that were possibly severed during your procedure and that will clear up in time but until then it is somewhat bothersome.

Answer 2

The biopsies wouldn't cause the lumps to become cancerous. However, there is a chance that some scar tissue developed in the areas where the biopsies were done and they can "pull" and cause pain. Also, our bodies do take time to heal, but it has been over four months since your biopsies, and since the twinges are causing you anxiety not to mention the pain, best thing to do is to check with the doc who did the proceedure, even if it is just for you peace of mind.