Hi, I’m only 27 but have had worrying symptoms… i’ve had ezcema on just my left breast for about a month, last week i got a steroid cream from the doctor who confirmed it was ezcema… i’ve never had it before. but it hasn’t made much difference. recently i’ve had a blood tinged discharge from my left nipple (the discharge is semi normal for me - the blood tinged colour is not) and the nipple keeps sinking into the breast … it does pop back out sometimes.i also get pain in that breast aswell. i’ve got my original appointment still with the doctor on weds… but feel silly about going especially so soon after they gave me the cream. Am i paranoid?? or should i go? can any body advise??? xxx
Hi Chorkie,
You should definitely go. You are not being paranoid. Any worrying symptom should be checked out. Make sure that your GP refers you for testing. Hopefully all will be well and your mind can be set to rest, but if not, the sooner you get diagnosed the better.
Best wishes. Stella xx
Hi Stella,
I’m not a very forth coming person i wouldn’t dare ask to be referred unless the doctor suggested it!! does anybody know the figures for BC in the younger years?? xxx
Hi Chorkie
Welcome to the BCC forums where I am sure you will continue to receive support from your fellow users. In addition, please feel free to call our helpline where you can talk your concerns through with one of our team in confidence on 0808 800 6000, weekdays 9-5 and Sat 9-2.
Here’s a link to the BCC publication ‘Your breasts, your health’ which you may find helpful:
breastcancercare.org.uk/upload/pdf/BCC2_ybyh_throughout_life_web.pdf
Take care
Lucy
Hi all… i couldn’t sleep last night for worry… and itching! why is my nipple turning in on itself??? why can’t i find a lump? but then again i dont know what i’m feeling for or how to feel my own boobs. i’m itching all over now … think its anxiety! can anyone give advice? i’m soo scared about talking to my doctor about it and looking like a nutter! lol
Any support out there??
Chorkie,
I think one of the advantages of getting older is that you become more confident and assertive ( from whatever baseline you were at).
Remember it is your health and your body and you pay through your taxes and National insurance for the NHS. Your doctor won’t think you’re a nutter. He/she is used to people with a wide range of problems coming to see him/her. It is their job to refer you or reassure you. Just be calm but firm if you are fobbed off. You will probably be referred anyway, but if not, rehearse what you are going to say. Just say how worried you are and you’d like to be referred. An inverted nipple is a sign that you are asked to report.
It’s probably fine, but best to get it checked.
Best wishes. let us know how you get on.
Stella xx
Hi All.
I went to the docs… she said i had an infection in the left breast… i told her about the nipple but she dismissed it. i was antibiotics and the infection healed. i went back for a check up and no further action required. I want to go back and make a fuss… but if she was worried she would of said something surely… the nipple is still inverting by the way. she did check my breasts and said they were noduly???
yay! went back to docs today as now have worries of thickening of the skin around nipple. she checked my breasts again and just to make sure is referring me! she did say aslong as u could ‘pop’ the nipple out again it would be nothing to worry about?? anybody else heard that? bloody hurt tho thought she was squeezing a spot! lol
Hi all,
I seem to be to talking to myself on here but hey… i find it soothing getting it out! got my appointment at clinic on monday. i was fine until yesterday and then my mum just broke down and now its worried me! does any one know what to expect from a first visit to the clinic? should i take someone with me? when will i get some answers?? how long will it take?? the weekends going to drag by …
Take someone with you, you may have several different tests etc. It depends on wether your clinic is a one stop shop. You will be seen by a breast specialist, you may have any discharge looked at under microscope, you may have other tests, check out the publications section of this site.
Getting answers from a specialist will be the best thing, if it is serious the best thing is to get treated ASAP if it isn’t that bad your mind can be put at rest. Please try not to worry over the weekend, easier said than done I know, post on here if it helps.
Love and hugs to you you are doing the right thing, hope everything goes well for you. Pat
Hey Chorkie, I can only talk from my own experience; the first time I went to a breast clinic, I had an examination by a doctor and then an ultrasound scan which is what they tend to give younger ladies. The radiographer then gave the report to the doctor that examined me who gave me the results. It was a good result at the time, a cyst. I would say it’s best to have someone with you. It can take some time at the clinic and it’s good to have someone to chat with.
Best wishes and good luck with your appointment on Monday. let us know how you get on,
Sending you lots of positive vibes,
Lisa
Hiya,
I’ve just read your thread and thought you might quite like a reply. I am glad you stuck to your guns and got the referral. If its sinister then you needed to get it sorted asap, if its all fine then you’ve got your peace of mind back, so either way the referral is the way ahead.
I was diagnosed last march aged 36, with no family history. I had found a lump during a self exsm. My gp sent me to thd breast clinic within a week, i saw a consultant surgeon who exsmined me, took a verbal history and then i had a mammogram and then an ultrasound scan. You should get an ultraspund scan as younger breasts are dEnser so mammograms are dometimes not as easy to read. Because my lump was suspicious they did a fine needle biopsy that same day snd they tolf me it was breast cancer that afternoon. I went back the next day for z core needle biopsy as it gives them more info.
Not all breast clinics are “one stop” like mine was. I was in oldham. All hospitals have their own procedures. I would definitely take someone with you.
My chance of getting breast cancer was 1 in 200 at aged 36. So yours will be even longer odds. Chances are you will be fine . Do let us know how you get on. All the best
vickie
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There’s a good leaflet in the Publications section of this site which is all about what you might expect at the clinic. As said before, it can vary from one clinic to another, but the approach is generally the same.
If you want them to look particularly closely at something, then say so while you’re there. For example I got them to take a really good look with US at the other breast without the lump and felt very reassured by the doc’s comments that it all looked fine, borne out by a subsequent MRI scan I had (that’s not generally part of the breast clinic stuff so don’t panic).
Good luck, and bring a pen and paper with you to write down what you’re told, or bring someone with you to write down what you’re told, as you will most probably forget about 85% of it!