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Re: Breast pain, redness, itchs, scared!

From: Michele (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:33:45 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Lea Harth, wrote: >
>You're doing the right thing by going to see another doctor. Whenever
>you are dissatisfied with the answers you are getting, or NOT getting
>then you should seek a second or even third opinion if your gut instinct
>is telling you that something is not right.
>
>Save yourself some trouble and missed symptom description by using your
>computer to keep a sort of log of what is happening and when. Track
>your menstrual cycle with it in case anything might be related. You
>might even make note of dietary changes along with changes in
>detergents, soaps and even locations where you've lived. Also any
>medication changes. Fever? Headache? Body Aches? Flu-like symptoms? Any
>other symptoms?
>
>Keep detailed notes and take a print-out with you so you don't forget to
>tell the doctor anything and let the doctor put a copy in your file.
>
>It is possible you have an infection, from your description that would
>be my first guess but I'm not a doctor.
>
>Good Luck!!
>
>At Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Michele wrote:
>>

Good idea about the print out thing! Wish I had thought of it! Maybe then I won't forge the small things that may be clues to the problem.

Thanks! >>I am 25 and I have been experiencing increased breast pain on the right
>>side for 2 months. My nipple is red and it itchs. Everytime I bend
>>over to pick something up my nipple throbs. I can't mess with my breast
>>without it hurting me for at least an hour afterwards. I have had
>>discharge (clear/yellow) but that was about a month ago. At that time I
>>did see a Dr. who told me that I had fibrocystic disease. I was happy
>>with this. Anything is better then what I thought it might be. So I
>>changed my diet,took the extra pills he suggested and waited for the
>>pain to go away. Well, it isn't going away. It feels like my breast is
>>full of fluid. Actually, it feels like I'm lactating again. Except
>>this time I can't pump anything out to make the pain go away. When I
>>was breastfeeding my daughter I thought I had a breast infection but it
>>went away. This is what that feels like. I told the Dr. that but he
>>told me that he didn't think it was that. But of course, at the time my
>>nipple wasn't red and feel like it was on fire either.
>>So, I'm asking for your help because I'm off to see another Dr. We have
>>moved (we are in the military) and I have to explain to a whole new
>>group of people why I (a 25-year-old) think there is something terribly
>>wrong with me. And maybe there isn't something "terribly" wrong, but my
>>breast is on fire and it doesn't want anyone or anything to come near
>>it. I just want someone to start listening to me. So is this
>>fibrocystic disease or what?
>>
>>Thank you so much!
>>Michele
>
>--
>Lea Harth, Managing Editor
>OBGYN.net
>

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