Posted by Racer on January 11, 2006, at 12:35:04
In reply to Scared, found lump (or is it a rib?) in breast!, posted by Deneb on January 10, 2006, at 23:15:02
The good news is that most lumps are nothing to worry about. If you are 24 and have no history of breast cancer in your family -- NB: history of BREAST cancer counts, other cancers are less predictive -- then it's pretty remote possibility that it's anything other than A Lump.
My own breasts, at the risk of an overshare, are so lumpy it's hard to tell what's in there -- there's no smooth tissue I can find. And I have had a couple of serious lumps, although so far it hasn't gone beyond mammogram and ultrasound.
That's the good news. The bad news, is that the plates of a mammogram machine are cold, and ultrasound requires a gel medium that's cold and slimy.
With that the only real downside to it, don't you feel better?
(Of course, it's still worth going to the doctor, if only to set your mind at ease, and to learn what to feel for. Healthy breast tissue will feel kinda like feeling broccoli through jello. The scary lumps are usually like frozen peas. That's a simplification, but your doctor will help you figure out what you're feeling.)
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