Do I Have Some Sort of Cancer? Posted: 09-20-07 09:32am
The other day under my arm something
started to bother me and while searching
we found a lump the size of a ping pong
ball. It's hard and hruts bad and we made
an appointment with the hospital but we
cant get in until October 2, typical.
About 95% of my entire family has had some
sort of cancer and also the top of my elft
breast has been giving me pains for the
past week. Not only am I scared, but my
current boyfriend, who had breast cancer
himself is worried so bad and thinks that
it's what I have.
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Ingi
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Re: Do I Have Some Sort of Cancer? Posted: 09-20-07 09:45am
sunshiine
wrote:
The other day under my arm
something started to bother me and while
searching we found a lump the size of a
ping pong ball. It's hard and hruts bad
and we made an appointment with the
hospital but we cant get in until October
2, typical. About 95% of my entire family
has had some sort of cancer and also the
top of my elft breast has been giving me
pains for the past week. Not only am I
scared, but my current boyfriend, who had
breast cancer himself is worried so bad
and thinks that it's what I
have.
It is hard not to jump to conclusions, but
breast cancer shouldn't be the first thing
you think of when you think of breast
pain. In fact, cancer doesn't cause pain
until the later stages.
How old are you?
It could be an ingrown hair folicle under
your arm or something else entirely.
A few things that do cause breast pain are
hormones and caffeine intake. Like I said
earlier, the first signs of breast cancer
generally are not breast pain.
Please try not to worry. Good luck.
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Posted: 09-21-07 03:13am
Hi!
If your node is soft and tender is
probably some infection, but if it's hard,
unmovable, non-tender then you should be
more concerned. Also, you need to be aware
that sometimes breast cancer can enlarge
the armpit lymph nodes even when the
breast itself seems perfectly normal.
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sunshiine
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Posted: 09-28-07 13:44pm
MandMs
wrote:
Hi!
If your node is soft and tender is
probably some infection, but if it's hard,
unmovable, non-tender then you should be
more concerned. Also, you need to be aware
that sometimes breast cancer can enlarge
the armpit lymph nodes even when the
breast itself seems perfectly
normal.
yeah it is hard and unmovable and thats
why i am worried
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Sunshiine Posted: 10-08-07 09:57am
How are you?
Did you have your appointment on October
2?
What has the doctor suggested?
Do you have new informations to share with
us?
We are thinking of you!
Best wishes!
Marija
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sunshiine
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Hey Posted: 10-16-07 09:54am
well I had the doctor's app. and sthe
doctor said it was somer sort of skin
problem and it should clear up in a few
weeks, she also said to come back in a
month if it doesn't go away. I was there
on the first of October and so far it
hasn't gotten smaller and hasn't gone away
so I still have a few weeks to wait but I
still am unsure about what's going on.
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Ingi
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Posted: 10-16-07 09:56am
I'm glad it isn't anything serious!
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Lump In Armpit Posted: 10-30-07 15:35pm
Did your doctor look at the swollen area
under an ultrasound? Or manybe do a
needle aspiration of it... to draw some
fluid out and test it? If not I would go
to another doctor and get it done.. Look
for a breast specialist in your area and
make an appointment.
