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Let's discuss breast lumps

crazynervouscrazynervous
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So when giving yourself a breast exam how do you distinguish between normal lumpy tissue and strange lump?  My boobs are currently tender due to that time of month so I am waiting until next week to see if there is a change on this specific lumpi am feeling.
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Re: Let's discuss breast lumps

  • Emiliana7Emiliana7

    From my understanding and experience, its only from a good knowledge of what your normal breasts are and if they've changed over the course of time (whether month to month or year to year).

    I have lumps that I watch. When I noticed one was growing and was more tender, I went to the dr and ended up having to have it removed (after ultrasound  and biopsy). It was benign thankfully, but I have a few other lumps in each breast that I am careful to watch each month for any changes.

    Also with my expereinces my boob dr (lol) advised me to not get mammagrams but to get sonograms/ultrasounds due to the type lump the one removed was. It was a cyst, but didn't have fluid- it was a hard cyst, and if I was to get a mammagram it could burst one of the cysts and cause a lot of pain and other complications.

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  • cbidt*sgirlcbidt*sgirl member
    lumps that move or roll under your touch are more likely benign.  Hard, immovable lumps are more likely worrisome.  (this is what i've been told by my obgyn.  I have had lumps that checked out benign).
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  • mattswife91805mattswife91805

    imagecbidt*sgirl:
    lumps that move or roll under your touch are more likely benign.  Hard, immovable lumps are more likely worrisome.  (this is what i've been told by my obgyn.  I have had lumps that checked out benign).

    This. I found 2 lumps, that my dr wanted me to have them removed due to a family hx of breast cancer.

    Matt and Krystal 9-18-05
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  • Carol*Brady2Carol*Brady2 member
    Ditto the others. I had a lump when pg with #3 & it was u/s...turned out to be a cyst.
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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    The best time to do a self exam is the week after your period and if you do it ever single month, you will learn what is normal for your breasts.
    Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 
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