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Re: Painful-Underarm-Swelling

From: kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:32:26 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Hannah Brooks, MD wrote: >
>Dear Minda-
>
>Try to stay calm. Most things are NOT cancer. Your doctor is on the
>right track in starting with an ultrasound. A mammogram may still be
>useful (diagnostic), even though you are young, since you are
>experiencing specific symptoms. A biopsy may be offered to you,
>depending on the results of your exams and tests. Good luck.
>Hannah Brooks, MD, FACS
>
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>Originally From: m5045@localnet.com (Minda)
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>Subject: Painful-Underarm-Swelling
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>Date: 02/26/2003 11:21pm
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>Hello-I-am-new-and-I-have--question
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>I-am-a-30-year-old-mother-of-three.The-youngest-being-9-months-
>old.Ever-since-I-can-remember-I-have-had-a-pain-and-swelling-under-my-
>arms-right-before-my-period.Not-every-month,but-most-of-the-time.I-
>was-under-the-assumption-that-this-was-a-symptom-of-pms.Boy,was-I-
>scared-to-find-out-that-it-is-not.So-I-went-to-my-family-physician-as-
>soon-as-I-could-get-in,luckily-the-pain-and-swelling-was-still-there-
>in-my-right-underarm.She-is-sending-me-for-an-ultrasound-of-my-lymph-
>nodes.The-more-I-read-upon-this-the-more-scared-that-I-am-becoming-
>because-I-also-have-had-a-tremendous-amount-of-pain-in-my-left-breast-
>for-many-years-and-my-doctor-just-tells-me-to-keep-an-eye-on-it-since-
>I-have-found-no-actual-lump-anywhere.Should-I-be-worried-that-this-is-
>a-really-good-sign-of-breast-cancer-or-something-else-just-as-serious?

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