Worried about very itchy inverted nipple

Hi

I am new to this group and would like some advice.

Last April my left nipple suddenly inverted. I went to my GP who referred me to the breast screening clinic. They did a mammogram and an ultrasound of the nipple area giving me the all clear. However they did say that I have strange lumpy breasts!

Over the past month or so the left nipple has also become very itchy and I now have a small eczema type patch just beneath the nipple which is still inverted. The itching is just on the left breast, comes and goes and can be really intense/ uncomfortable. I can also feel a tiny hard lump deep in the breast a bit below the nipple area. 

I am really worried that something was missed in April. But also feel like I could be wasting the Gps time as I was sent for screening last year.

I was on the depo provera jab for about 20 years which I stopped on late 2022.

I'm 47 years if age. 

Should I go back to the GP or assume that it's probably all ok given that last year's screening didn't show anything? I never go to the doctor's generally if I can possibly help it.

Thank you in advance. 

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  • Hi Loulou,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I agree with Rumpelstiltskin. You won't be wasting anyone's time. We are always advised to get any changes in our breasts checked out. Far better to have a wasted journey, than to find that you've left it too late.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you and hope that you get the all clear again.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • Hi jolamine

    Thank you for replying. I think that I have felt unsure about what to do as the breast clinic had said that everything is fine. It's just the itching which is a worry and it's driving me mad at times. 

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