hi i was wonderin if anybody could help me out with some questions as im going to see my consoltant about removals next week.i have had the lumps for over a year now and ive only just turned 19.The doctorr were useless and scared the life out of me months ago. so i turned down surgery now im going back to have them out…
just wondering if anybody else had random stabbing pain in their lumps as i have been told this doesnt normally happen but im almost crying from pain
on average how many lumps are most of you ladies haveing and thier size… as all infomation i have been given says 1 or 2 lumps around 1-3 cm but i have 5 with 2 of the 4cm.
what is the segury like and also im a sports student and sport is a major part of my life so im guessing i can really do any after an op??
finally do they actually put anything in your breast after removing the lumps??
Sorry to be a pain im just very nervous. any help would be amazing
I suggest you give the helpline a ring in the morning (number at the top of the page) and talk things over with them too, as I think most of the ladies on here have had cancerous tumours rather than benign lumps like you, so things might be a bit different in the surgery you’re due to have from what many of us have had.
I wish you the very best of luck with your surgery. I suspect you will already have some fairly firm sports bras, which will be pretty useful after surgery, but you might want to see if you can get some of those expander straps in case you have any swelling.
Can’t help you with your other questions as I only had one very small lump. The surgery for the lump was ok, it was lymph node surgery that caused most pain and I don’t think that’d be part of yours. I coped with paracetamol as painkillers after a second op, but jumping up and down might be something to avoid for a few weeks, as it’s likely to be too uncomfortable and you can expect to be pretty bruised afterwards.
And you are NOT a pain in the slightest, feel free to ask and if anyone can help, they will.
Where I work we do not routinely remove fibroadenomas if they are small but will do if they are growing or if they are over about 4cm… They don’t put anything in the breast when they remove them but do try t move some of the breast tissue around to help it look more even. You would be advised not o do anything too physical until you have fully recovered but normally at least two weeks after surgery for you to starting to get back to normal… It can usually be done as a day case so you go in the morning have the lumps removed and get home in the evening… Or maybe stay in over night.
Hopefully the pain will ease after the lumps are removed… In the meantime take regular pain meds to help remain comfortable.
Sorry you are having a rotten time of it. I had fibroadenomas for five years before they were removed along with a couple of cysts and my smallest fibro was cancerous.
Didn’t often get a stabbing pain but the pain level, intensity and duration all got worse gradually over time. Made worse by menstrual cycle but very sore 3 weeks out of 4 and tolerable for the 4th! Even a gentle touch caused lots of pain.
I had two cysts about 3 cm and two non malignant fibroadenomas removed (sorry but i didn’t ask the size all i know is bigger than 2cm!!)The fibroadenoma with cancer was under 2cm.
Surgery was fine for me. 7cm scar for removal but on the side of my breast between nipple and arm. It healed up well and I was able to jog the following week but so much depends on type of surgery and where things are so a question worth asking!
I am a 34E and expected a bit of a hollow where everything had come out but surprisingly no problem. They did not put anything in to replace what was taken out.
Hope it helps Mads, all we can do is share what has happened to us. Hope some of this makes sense. Good luck.
Carolyn x
Carolyn if the smallest fibro/cyst was cancerous this means it wasn’t a fibro or a cyst but a lump… They mustnt have biopsies it at the time but because it looked the same as the rest had presumed it was the same process going on… Having fibroadenomas or cysts doesn’t increase your risk of having cancer… It’s just sometimes an unfortunate coincidence.
