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    Angry Im so scared!

    Tomorrow morning at 9:00 A.M. I am going to have a mamogram!!!!! Actually

    its a sonogram of the breast because apparently im too young to have a

    mamogram because of the density in a young womans breest?!?! Anywho, I

    am scared shitless! I just recently found this hard lump in my boob and

    watched it for a couple of days and it seems to be getting worse! I dont

    know if its because I am more aware of it and messing with it? But

    yesterday I had this exscritiating(sp?) burning sensation where the lump was

    and called the doc right then......Wish me luck! Im not aware if any cancer

    runs in my family?!?! Everything always happens to me!

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    You'll be fine ! I had to get a mamogram when I was going through chemo, it was painful as hell having my boob squashed and the tech trying to "move" my implant out of the way was so bizarre and uncomfortable..At least you're getting a sonogram, no pain factor. Good luck tomorrow. I'm sure you'll be okay.

    In the remote chance you do have it, at least it will have been caught early and you'll still be okay..I'm a cancer survivor and I'm okay
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    blondie what ended up happening with this?

    I ask because a few weeks ago I found a little lump just under and above my nipple that's hard as a rock...doesn't hurt though. I have an appointment at the doctors, I suppose they'll probably want to do a sonogram.
    I'm thinking it's probably a cyst so i'm not too worried...
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    It usually goes No pain = uh oh. Pain = pretty good sign. My lump was painful and it wound up being just a small infection in a gland.
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    yeah we'll see. I've decided I'm not gonna freak out unecessarily until I know if it's something bad. I'm 21, so chances are it's one of those fibroadenomas or something harmless. Appointment is on the 15th. So i'll be able to find out more then.
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    BlueJeanBaby, please tell me you didn't find a painless pebble in your breast and let it go for several weeks before getting it looked at. DSU is right. When it comes to lumps in the breast, pain is a GOOD thing. If you think it can't be cancer because you're only 21, you are sorely mistaken. Young women get breast cancer every day and we are actually MORE likely to die from it because it's a more aggressive kind of cancer (and it's less likely to be discovered in time). Please call your doctor and see if they can squeeze you in sooner. Every day counts with breast cancer.

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    Well, I found the lump when I was on my period, so I decided to wait and see if it went away after all the hormonal changes during that part of my cycle...period ended, lump still there so I made an appointment. They felt because of my age that I didn't need to have my appointment moved up sooner, so..the 15th it is

    But yes, I've been doing a little research and it seems that there is an increasing number of women in their 20's and 30's with breast cancer.

    I just don't want to spend days freaking myself out while I wait for the 15th.
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    That's fair. Good luck.

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    they diagnosed it as fibroadema and i am having surgery this friday to get it out....hope everything goes ok!

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    Good luck! I'm glad it's something easily fixable.
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    Aww, surgery sucks, but at least you're in good hands! Good luck

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    awwww, good luck hon. I am facing possible surgery myself and understand your fear. You are in my thoughts

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    Good luck Blondi!!! I'm glad to hear it's not something worse!

    I found a second, larger lump in the same breast so they moved my appointment up to tomorrow.
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    OK...I couldn't go to my appointment yesterday because INSTEAD my body decided to develope kidney stones, and I spent all day yesterday in the ER. Worst pain I've ever felt in my life

    So once again the 15th it is for my boob appointment.
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    Update:

    After being in the hospital with kidney stones (a pain I wouldn't wish on my own worst enemy) I was finally able to go to my gynecologist...

    she found several lumps in my left breast, and one on my right ovary, so I'm scheduled to have two ultrasounds done on the 19th, and am going in tomorrow for bloodwork.

    Looks like they're probably just cysts...the one on my ovary might explain the hormone wierdness I've been having lately.
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    UPDATE well surgery went ok....im in pain but hopefully that will end soon. its so swollen right now

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    So glad you're ok! Didn't they give you any pain meds? If you need to you can go to the ER. A pain management hospital cannot turn you away- they will pump you full of morphine if you want it. Not suggesting it- just saying its an option. I only know this because everybody is giving me "advise" for when I get my boobs done. (Or asking to share my lortabs!) Feel better!!!

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    BlueJeanBaby, that's awful about the kidney stones. Both of my parents went through that & I could see how much pain they were in.

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    ^^ thank you! yeah it sucked....but I'm not in pain anymore thank god.

    as for the breast lumps, the two in my left breast are fibroadenomas, the lump on my ovary is a harmless cyst. So it's all good news. I don't think I need to have anything done just yet since everything is benign.

    But I do need to go an have an ultrasound of my thyroid...apparently my thyroid hormone levels were whacky in the blood tests, so now we have to figure out what's going on with that.

    Just thought i'd give an update...sorry for the thread jack.
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    wow. good luck to both of you!

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