Thickening of breast Tissue/Swollen Breast

Hi,

This is my first post and I am writing on here because I am lost, upset, scared and quite frankly I don’t know what to do with myself.

I am 29 years old and after a trip to A&E last night as my right breast was so swollen to my left.

First 2 doctors I saw said I had a lump on my right breast above my nipple. I was forwarded onto a surgeon and she examined me and told me it was more a mass of thickened skin tissue. 

For the past 3 months I have had a pain in my right shoulder and down through my arm also. 

I am really worried this could be cancer and potentially spread to my bones. I am getting myself into a state and I don’t know what to do. 

With a breast swollen, thickening of the tissue and pain all down one shoulder and arm on the same side be anything other than cancer? 

To say I’m petrified is an understatement 

  • I had and have exactly the same thing had an ultra sound and mammogram at the wk end and just shows thickening 

  • Hi,

    i had my appointment a 2 weeks ago they did ultrasound and found a few small cysts which they drained one of them but nothing else and I was sent away. I didn't have a mammogram though.

    But I still have the shoulder pain and Right breast feels like it's getting thicker and more fuller.

    I don't know what to do...feel like I am doing everyone's head in and my family just think it's all down to my anxiety but my symptoms physically are real.

    [@lynford]‍ ...are you symptoms better now?

     

  • Hi good morning I'm still having the same symptoms even my joints on right side hurt leg hand etc shoulder blade feels little easier but boob same tender to touch in places also in arm pit of same side this past 3 months have been going insane with worrying although mammogram has eased some of it hope things improve for you 

  • Hi all. 

    I hope everyone situation is okay. 

    I'm currently awaiting biopsy which is scheduled on Tuesday due to me finding above nipple some breast tissue thickening. 

     

    I am so so so so worried, I have thr fear of God in me. All I can't about is the C word and I am so heart broken about it all. I have terrible health anxiety, my breast feels so terrible and sore from thr prodding and poking. 

    I'm so scared I haven't stopped crying. 

     

     

  • Jadealex2012 Hope everything was ok with your tests? 
     

    it's so hard not to worry. I had lots of tests and still have pain around Right breast, shoulder and arm and still keep thinking the worse and that they have missed something as my pain is not going away. 
     

     

  • Hiya, 

     

    Thank you for replying. My test results came bavk as benign and I feel so grateful for this. I was so unstable awaiting the results   I was suppose to start my ivf journey but unfortunately it had to be cancelled due to awaiting results so it reallt got me down but.. I was extenelt grateful for the results I got back. 

    Have you had anymore tests done? I do hope you are okay xx

  • Aw I'm really glad that your results were all normal. I think I may have to go private for a second opinion as my pain is not going away and now going into my leg on the same side. The worry won't go away until i know what's causing the pain. 

  • Hi, 

    Was wondering how you are getting on, have your aches and pains calmed down? I have similar with a fuller/thickening breast, swollen armpit and tender swollen area next to it top of breast. I'm 43, hoping it is hormonal but I am very worried. I know I have a lump but that and the rest of my breast had a clear mammogram last April. Back is killing me but that I am fairly certain will be tensing from being so anxious.

  • Hi,

     

    hope you are ok. I had another breast ultrasound and it was clear, consultant could not feel anything. However my shoulder pain is still there it's better than what it was but still there. Docs still don't know what's causing it??!

    Hope all is ok with you? My pains we're definitely more intense when I was anxious. Hope yours ease xx