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Why is a my breast hard?
I've noticed recently after examining both my breasts that the left one(the bigger one) has a hard sort of lump around the top of the areola. Previously due to chest pain I got an extra done about last September and found out that I had cysts in both of my breasts(more so in the left) the doctor said that that typically happens to African females but at the time I didn't feel anything wrong. I was told that if my breasts start to look abnormally different to check back with him but that otherwise the cysts wouldn't affect me. The lump isn't noticeable and doesn't hurt it does feel weird when I touch it though. Is this something I should notify my doctor of or could this be cancer that I was told I still could get even though I have sickle cell.
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- 6 years ago
Well as a breat ultrasound tech- not a doctor- this is what I recommend:
Right the date and time on a piece of paper and do your self exam. Draw two large circles with two smaller inner circles to represent the breasts with areolas/nipple regions. Draw your findings on the paper in the places where you feel the lump(s). Be sure to describe them as hard, soft, round, oval, painful etc. and try to estimate the size if you can like a dime, penny, nickel, quarter etc. Then next month do your exam again, and repeat the same drawing process.
If you notice any changes, go to the doctor., and bring your drawings with you! If there is no change, you can throw away the new month and keep the first drawing- this is your baseline reference.
Cysts can come and go, get larger and smaller and multiply. They are generally nothing to worry about. They can grow large enough to be felt by palpating the skin, and can sometimes cause pain. They can be drained if this happens.
If you worry, go to a Dr!!
Source(s): This is what the radiologist(doctor that reads and interprets breast ultrasounds and mammograms) tells women at the hospital I work at.