Hi there,
I am a first time poster, 33 mom of two, aged 5 and 21 months. I was breastfeeding my youngest until March 2021. A few months after I stopped breastfeeding I noticed that my right breast would discharge clear liquid spontaneously, and recall feeling some tender lumps in both breasts. I dismissed this as residual clogged milk ducts or hormonal excretions after breastfeeding. It was enough discharge to wet like a 2x3cm area of a t shirt or bra. This continued on and off for months and I foolishly continued to think it was related to breastfeeding. I also thought I was just imagining the lumps and maybe it was muscle tissue. Now 1 yr 3 months later, I just got it checked out by my family doctor who has sent me for a scan. He’s confirmed that there are lumps in both breasts at least 3 in the right and 2 in the left. This has brought on a slew of negative thoughts and fear for the worst. I can’t stop thinking about my children growing up without me and this terrifies me more than the thought of dying. I am frightful for the time I have lost in diagnosing this and frightful for the results. I guess I am posting this because I want to know if anyone else has had similar symptoms and what was your story like?
i am also posting in hopes that you will remind your friends and families to take any symptom seriously and it is better to be safe than sorry, especially if you are a breastfeeding mom. My own paternal aunt had BC, and a mastectomy when I was 8 yo and I didn’t even clue in to consider that the lumps and discharge could’ve been breast cancer. I just kept thinking it was breastfeeding related…
warm and positive thoughts and to all who are awaiting results. It’s hard not to spin but cherish every moment you can with your loved ones.