Bruised Feeling in My Breast

I have fibrocystic breasts and my breasts will get so tender that I can't stand for anywhere on my chest to be touched. They will also wake me up in the middle of the night because they are so tender. (I have approximately 100+ lumps in each breast and they will swell to the point where you can see them through the skin)

Try laying off the caffeine (chocolate has caffeine in it too) and maybe try an ibuprofen to help with the tenderness.

I also have breast cancer in my family. However from what I have been told cancer would not be causing the discomfort.

It never hurts to get it checked out but I am thinking it is more of a hormonal thing. Good luck!!

Could be swollen lymph gland. Try putting heat on it to increase circulation and move things out of there.
I had a painful, lumpy bruised feeling near my armpit a few yrs ago. Had a mammogram, & an ultrasound on it to make sure. Inflamed lymph gland. It comes and goes.
But the good news that the doc told me is that the painful lumps in or near the breasts are usually the kind that don't become cancerous. That made me feel better. NOT that you should ignore them, she said, but that's why mammograms are recommended yearly---because the lumps that cause problems usually do NOT cause pain.

If you have a history of breast cancer of course you should see a doctor. I had the same thing and it turned out to be too much coffee. Yes excessive caffeine can give you painful lumps in your breasts. I have no history of breast cancer and even I saw a doctor when it first happened, ya know?

I agree with Jo, with a family history of breast cancer, I would make an appointment.

Like you, I've had a hysterectomy and still have my moments too!! I would get checked out.

I had a similar thing a while ago. It turned out to be chronic mastitis and a round of antibiotics took care of it. You should see a doctor and make sure it's not something more serious. I was surprised that it was mastitis since it had been over 5 years that I've been breastfeeding.

I have cysts on my breast. When ever I have too much caffaine they get really tender and hurt. You may want to try cutting back on caffaine. Good luck!!