Painful Breast - Los Angeles,CA

caffeine!! How much do you consume, if any?

caffeine is the culprit for 98% of my breast pain. It's a shooting, stabbing pain + + a general achiness, very similar to PMS & pregnancy.

unfortunately, I am to the point where more than 1 caffeinated drink (daily) & I hurt like heck. I also remember my gma crying because of breast pain....& yet she refused to give up her "real" coffee!

I hate, hate, hate when that stabbing pain is in closer to the center of my chest.... I always wonder if it's my heart! & I KNOW it's not. :)

Haven't dealt with what you are, but I just want to let you know that pain in breasts is quite common. I had a HUGE painful lump in my breast last April. Doc sent me in for a mammogram and they ended up just doing a sonogram. Turns out, it was just new breast tissue. It went away and was nothing.

This happened to me. It could be hormonal. I went to a breast specialist for my own peace of mind. I think I was tender on the breast wall from something physical, but I also had other things......When she examined me she found all sorts of lumps and bumps that she thought were cysts. She put me on a regimen of supplementation and told me to come for another exam just to be sure in 3 months. The thought is that the cysts should get smaller and pain less. The pain is almost gone now. I would suggest the breast specialist because she felt things my gyn did not. That's her specialty and it made me finally relax. Also, avoid or cut back on caffeine.

I have heard of this type of "shooting" pain too.
Makes me want to get my Google fingers out and get to it!