Another Lump.... - Warren,MA

Saying a prayer for you right now. With a history of fibroadenomas, you're probably just dealing with another one and chances are you'll find more down the road. Nothing anyone can say will take the worry away, especially after your mom was diagnosed in 2009...it's just too real and too close to home. But take a deep breath and be reassured that you found it and it will be out of there in no time at all. Try to think strong positive thoughts and know that you're not alone.

Go get some acupuncture done. Soak in a nice bath with epsom salt and lavender. You are a beautiful woman and no matter what happens you will still be a beautiful and strong woman. You are fierce and nothing will slow you down. You are loved and most important. Breathe.

Ok now, you know that it is better to be safe than sorry. You are gonna worry no matter what anyone says so just try to relax some and do something for yourself.

Hi Rachel,

Denise is right, food can cause breast lumps. I had ovarian and breast cysts and an abnormal pap smear. I was eating Snickers bars everyday at work for 10 am snack. I discovered I was allergic to chocolate when I was 7 years old - I had hives. I didn't seem to have symptoms to chocolate when I ate it when I was older, so I thought I "outgrew" it. I now realize people don't "outgrow" allergies or intolerances, they just get different symptoms. I realized what was causing the cysts after I stopped working. No more Snickers bars and the cysts cleared up and my pap smear was back to normal. By this time my son was old enough to drink chocolate milk. I started to drink it too and began to get tonsil cysts and acne. Stopped drinking it and I cleared up. Ah ha!!

Good luck!
M.D.

quit drinking caffiene and relax that is what caused mine

Saying positive affirmations to yourself helps!

I feel well. I am healthy! This will be nothing and will be totally gone when removed. I am strong, I can handle this. Everything is going to be okay. And so on. Positive thoughts make positive energy!

Many [[[hugs]]] and prayers for you!

I could feel for you because I was in the same (still am kinda) situation. I would go with what your OB says, because they pretty much do have a good idea of what it is. I wish I would have told my self that instead of agonizing and crying of what the biopsy results would say. Go to a breast oncologist, they are the best. I would not go for a biopsy until you see a breast oncologist. The biopsy might not be necessary. I had it done on both breasts, and was told later they were not necessary.

Hope all goes well for you

Hi my best friend I lived with had the same thing when she was about 16 years old and when she turned 18 she had another one in the other breast and now she 19 and she thinks that she may have another one she's gotten the others removed ... I just think that once u have them your chances of getting it again are like 99% weird how our bodies work.

Hi Rachel,

Try to stay positive. (Yeah, right - easier said than done, I know!) Most of these breast issues are not cancerous but it's still stressful to go through it - the waiting for an appointment, the waiting for a procedure, the waiting for the biopsy results.... It takes its toll on you.

I used to have a lot of fibrocystic breast disease - every self-exam was stressful and painful because all I found were lumps, lumps, lumps. Then every mammogram was a problem because the cysts always showed up as "suspicious" - then I'd have to wait for the radiologist or a 2nd mammogram or a biopsy and even surgery. For one surgery, they couldn't isolate some calcifications and they didn't want to operate before they could put in a tracking wire so they'd know what section to remove. So I spent 2 hours compressed in a mammography machine - compressed for 20 minutes while they developed the film, then they'd adjust the machine for 15 sections and then I'd be compressed for another 20 minutes, and so on. It's so frustrating when you, the woman, are at the mercy of the technology.

So I sympathize and I know how hard it is. I have managed to get rid of everything and my physician is thrilled - even she cannot find any more cysts. So that is behind me now.

I send you good thoughts hoping that your surgery will be quick and that the biopsy will show that this is nothing to be concerned about. Your mom had breast cancer but that doesn't mean that you will - remember that most of us women go through these stressful and frustrating times, but 99% of the time things turn out okay.

Hang in there.

I agree with the woman who said caffeine. It's seriously linked to cysts and fibroids and painful breasts. I stopped drinking it and now I do decaf green tea which is still not 100% but I haven't had a problem. Whenever I do chocolate I can feel painful tenderness in my breasts. My hubby drinks coffee and has promised to come off it after finding a cyst himself.

There is a homeopathic/holistic nutritionist name Thea Fournier out in North Andover who has helped me clear up a lot of issue. You might want to give her a call to see if there's anything else related to this.

Hugs to you during this difficult time. Sending good thoughts your way that it's nothing.

I am sure that you are doing the right thing, and it is always important to get these things checked out. I can certainly understand your anxieties, and given your mother's diagnosis, it can be scary to find something there. Just know that you are in good hands, and you are being proactive. I can understand being stressed. Do something you enjoy. I always like to watch movies if I am stressed. In some way, for those two hours, your mind is on something else. I hope everything goes well for you!

Hang in there. I will keep you in my thoughts Rachel.