ok about three months ago out of the blue my left boob started hurting for no reason,im 20 yrs old and this has never happened before it just ached but if i pushed anywhere on my boob it didnt hurt it just aches if im staning there. Firstly i had an apointment to see a doctor about fertility drugs and he had to give me a quick breast exam and told me i have beautiful, healthy breasts.My boob kept on aching so about 2 weeks after seeing the gyno i booked an appointment with my gp he did a 20 min exam having me lay and stand in every position possible and told me i had vey healthy breasts that one was slightly bigger than the other(bigger one being the sore one) and he told me that hecould find no lumps and he also told me that girls like me with large boobs normally have alot of lumpy tissue but i didnt even have that he said they were perfectly fine but i cant let go of the breast cancer fear because the pain is getting worse please any help would be great do u know what causing this?
2007-02-21 21:04:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I mean no offence by this question but are you pregnant? Pregnancy can cause breast tenderness and pain. If not, I recommend that you get a mammogram and/or a CT scan. Does breast cancer run in your family? Or any other types of breast problems? Have your breast's been growing? It could be something similar to growing pains. I recently just had surgery for Ovarian Cancer and I had to hound my doctors to keep looking because I just knew there was something wrong. If I hadn't kept asking questions and going back, I would of lost my entire reproductive system. So keep asking questions. If you are not satisfied with the answers you are getting with your regular doctor, don't be afraid to get a second opinion. Feel free to email me if you need anything else!
-Hope this helps!
2007-02-22 03:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by Celtic Skye 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being you are concerned and the answers don't seem to satisfy you I'd see if you can have a mammogram or make an appt with an oncologist (cancer doctor). I can tell you GP don't always know if one has cancer and they sure in the hell not God. Pain is a sign of something. What is the question that you need answered.
Remember it is your body and you must at all times be proactive!
Check out Breastcancer.org. it is a good website. They have a online forum and chat room. That might be helpful also as all the women in their have BC and many are young.
Keep being proactive it is your life. Good luck!!
2007-02-22 19:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by wild4gypsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was 20 I had a lump in my breast that was very sore. I went to the doctor and the doctor diagnosed it in about 5 seconds. It was a condition called mastitis, which is just an inflammation or infection of the milk ducts. It usually happens to pregnant or nursing women, but can happen to any woman (I was neither pregnant or nursing). The doctor gave me an antibiotic and told me to take Aleve (naproxen sodium) for pain. It was gone in 2 days. To ease your mind some more, most breast cancers are not painful. But to be safe, go see your doctor :) Good Luck!
2016-05-23 22:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was your age I ended up having to go to the Dr. because I was experiencing severe pain in one breast. Now mind you, at that time I had smallish boobs so my Dr. was able to find a very, very tiny cyst that I had for some reason, and my excessive Pepsi (caffeine) consumption was making it hurt! She told me to stop with the caffeine and sure enough the pain went away. Weird but true. :o) Good luck!
2007-02-21 23:48:40 · answer #4 · answered by spaacedogg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was 45 years old in may sept.2005 and a lump appeared from nowhere and it did hurt.red and scaly around the nipple and looked like an orange peel.i went to my reg dr and he put me on antib. coz it had fever also. i went back in a month and he sent me to a surgen and he took a bio. of it and a week later removed my breast. he said because of the size of the tumer 5mg i probley had it for ten years. anyway there were lymp nodes involed and now its stage 4 spread to my lungs, liver bones and none of the chemo has worked. last pet scan i had it grew. so go get more testing done very soon.sounds like he just wants to feel you up. hope its just a cycst GOD BLESS
2007-02-23 22:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a mamogram, as it will show if anything is abnormal, and also get a ct scan. I had both and it showed I had a small 4 millimeter cyst, which is not cancerous. So get a mamogram to rule cancer out. Caner is not usually painful, it sounds like you have a cyst that needs to be removed.
2007-02-21 21:21:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to get a copy of the Susan Love Breast Book. Most public libraries have it, and see if there is any information on your condition that can help.
2007-02-22 12:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by compwhizette 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe type of bra u wear, check if fitting properly. They also say Breast Cancer is the silent killer, usually no pain in breast just lumps.
Not so serious - stop having the doctor feel u up.
2007-02-21 21:20:18 · answer #8 · answered by Redhead 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure but cancer doesn't generally hurt....you don't mention if you have had a mammogram...if you haven't, then ask your doctor to order one and then you will know for certain...good luck
2007-02-21 23:41:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My boobs hurt really bad right before I had a period. This could be your case too.
2007-02-22 15:07:05 · answer #10 · answered by GraycieLee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋