Breast pain & headaches

Hi there, I’ve been getting breast pain since the end of September. I’ve been to the GP who firstly said it was a muscle strain. I’ve been doing physio exercises and yoga and the pain is still there. My nipple gets sore on and off but isn’t constant. I’ve had an ECG about chest pains, chest X-ray and different blood tests - all of which have come back clear. I did find out I was anemic. I’ve also had arm, neck, back and leg pain and now I’ve had a headache for 2 weeks. What do I do next?! 

  • The only thing you can do is go back to the Gp, I've had ongoing breast and pelvic pain no one seems to listen. I am sorry you are going through this.

    What makes this harder for me is my mum had cancer many times and the last time it was found and then not reported my the drs and so through their fault they made her terminal. They admitted this. I don't trust the system at all. With so many people being brushed off 

  • This what panics me! I feel like I went to the doctors soon after I started getting pains and nearly 4 months later it’s still on going. I just hope I haven’t got C festering in my body while the doctors faff about! 
    what have they said about your pains?

    so sorry to hear about your mum. Similar happened with my dad and he died of lung cancer without ever knowing he had cancer. 

  • I am sorry to hear this too! My husband keeps saying I need to keep logging things down like the times I've chased etc. Well I've been going regarding pelvic pain, bloating change in toilet habits and periods since last may. I went to the emergency and had a ct and then emergency gynae. Which lead to nothing. I've had 2 ultra sounds that showed a cyst on the right which has now gone. I've been diagnosed with IBS which ok yes find explains some, but I know the difference in pain and doesn't explain periods.

    The breast and chest pain I've been having since then, they said it was integration and I've since had a camera down there to investigate and seen nothing!

    So in limbo. Waiting on gynae which is a year wait, no blood tests no nothing.i am not saying it's serious but I have just seen a genetics Dr who has said I should be getting yearly breast exams due to moderate risk of breast cancer 

    It's very frustrating. isnt it.

  • yes I’ve been logging everything! The list keeps getting longer and longer.

    so they haven’t referred you to a breast specialist then?

    im down for 2 mri scans but that’s only on my neck and back. 

    have they mentioned health anxiety to you because that’s what they have said to me!

  • No not yet lol but I already suffer from anxiety and am on medication and it's been under control for the last year. So if they do say that is been question. They do like to label people with that.

  • Exactly! Well I’ve filled out an online form to the GP again to see what they have to say now. 

  • I did that 2 days ago and just had a call. What made me laugh was they said what can I do for you! What can I do for you well I wrote it all on the bloody consult! 

    But at least he listened, he is going to send me for bloods and will re-write to Gynae to inform them of my changes. I told him I was at the point of just wanting the whole reproductive organs out be gone with them. Oh and today I got a call from my mammogram family screening so I will get that every year now at least that is something finally. 

  • That’s great news! Ah well done for not giving up and fighting for it. 

    yeah I don’t know how many times you’ve got to explain these things to the gps. I literally tell them to read back on my notes every time now! Doesn’t help that it’s nearly a different doctor every time. 

    let me know how you get on with the bloods. How long have you got to wait for them?

  • I will do, you have to keep on

    I get sent a link to book blood test so depends on availability and then it will be about 2 weeks.