Hoping someone can shed some light. Should probably point out I have major anxiety about all things boob related so really struggle to relax about it! (And I'm 29, family history of BC but genetic testing came back clear) Over the last couple of years I've had a nber of breast pumps looked at. They've all come back as cysts and one radial scar. About 6 months ago I found a lump and swollen lymph nodes in my left armpit. Had them biopsies and all came back as normal reactive nodes. Since then they keep flaring up and anxiety has gone through the roof! I'm now nearly 5 months pregnant so tried to prepare myself for more changes! About a month ago I realised my left areola was dipping in slightly above the nipple. Not all the time, mostly when puffy (joys of pregnancy!) or becoming erect. Went to the GP who referred me to the breast clinic. When there the consultant did a thorough exam (I'm lucky it's still attached!) & said it was nothing, just positional but suggested an ultrasound to be sure. The ultrasound came back with normal hormonal pregnancy changes and a couple more cysts. They were really busy & I was ushered out quite quickly with an "everything is fine" So I never got an explanation of why there is this sudden nipple change. It's not a massive change, the nipple isn't fully inverted (and was always flattish anyway) but it's a definite change. I know they said there's nothing sinister causing it but I never got an explanation and as someone with anxiety it's slowly driving me mad. So (well done if you've stuck with me!) does anyone have experience of benign nipple/areola changes? Could it be caused by pregnancy? He said it was positional so could it be that the structure of the nipple/areola has changed and that's causing it? The area under the areola dimple feels almost hollow and the veins above it are much larger than before so could be pushing that area up?
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