Nipple discharge and referrals back to the breast clinic

Hi,

I have been having problems with my breasts for some time now. Namely since i started on a contraceptive drug called Cerezette. I had spontaneous leaking from one nipple, clear from what i could tell from the random wet patches that i was finding, and a painful breast . I had the awful 2 week wait  to be seen at the breast clinic where the dr rolled an ultrasound over the effected area where there were 'some lumpy bits' and said it was nothing to be concerned about. No cancer. And was hormonal related.

I stopped taking the tablets in December, but still the leaking is persisting. I have some small capillary type veins that have appeared on my breasts but they are the only changes that I can see. The doctor I spoke to today has arranged for me to have some blood tests done to check any issues with my hormonal levels higher up ( not sure what it means) and if it comes back clear then ill need another refer back to the breast clinic to make sure that they havent missed anything or so they can at least look into the leaking properly. 

 

Has anyone had the same symptoms? I'm going mad thinking about all the endless possibilities. And if it is something that they have missed , how long has it been missed for... ive got 4 small children at home and I'm not sure I can hang out another 3 or so weeks to see someone again.

 

thank you for reading 

  • Hi NatashaRose and welcome to the forum.

    I'm sorry about the symptoms you've been experiencing but hopefully the blood test results and referral, if another one is needed, will get to the bottom of this for you.

    Hopefully some of our members who have been in a similar situation will pop by for a chat soon but in the meantime I just wanted to wish you good luck and let you know we're thinking of you.

    All the best,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator