I Have Concerns About My Health
The sudden pain made you touch and examine your breast. You were showering, enjoying your favorite scented soap, and suddenly you felt the lump. You also regularly self-examine, or you're having your first self-exam - since it's recommended - and suddenly you find something you don't know how to deal with.
It is important to note that breast diseases are not only manifested by lumps. There are other symptoms that indicate the possible malignant disease of the mammary gland.
Ladies, stay calm. Cancer is not a bleeding artery, never it's not such an acute matterto stay awake panicking, or even to seek medical help late at night. Remain calm.
Please see the brochure I'm dealing with a lump in my breast from our head doctor Miroslava Skovajsova.
Symptoms
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Skin retraction
It is one of the most visible symptoms.. The breasts are especially pronounced when the woman looks in front of the mirror and slowly raises her hands above her head. Asymmetrical skin indentation (pulling in) is a sign with a high degree of suspicion.
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Redness of the skin
Redness of the skin may also be a sign of cancer. If there is no red area of skin associated with the pain that is known by every woman who had a breast inflammation during breastfeeding, one might suspect that it is inflammatory cancer of the mammary gland. Very often it is accompanied by enlargement of the nodes in the armpit.
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Lump
Most of the lumps in the mammary gland are benign. Some women even have a gland structure so "lumpy" that it is they consider it to be the norm for them. It depends on whether the newly discovered lump belongs to the glandular structure, the subcutaneous tissue, or even the skin.
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Changes of the nipple
Yellow may appear on the nipple of the affected breast along with scaling and crusting.that bleed when you try to remove them. They like to stick to the bra, tear off when you take them off, and fresh blood appears.
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Nipple discharge
The manifestation of a malignant tumor of the mammary gland is nipple bleeding. Drops of fresh, bright red blood that appear after squeezing the nipple, but more often flow out spontaneously and leave imprints on the underwear, are a clear warning sign. More often, however, nipple discharge of a milky or yellow colour is a hormonal cause and is by no means a signal to panic.
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Pain
Soreness is a possible symptom of cancer which is deliberately mentioned at the end. Pain perception is very individual. Particularly in the context of breast disease, there is wide variability in the description of difficulties by different women. Soreness is a valuable symptom of possible malignancy, but it is not as dominant as other symptoms.
What to do
In the mix of confusion and worry, almost no woman is able to think pragmatically. As long as she stays at home with her fears, everything appears unsolvable. Ancient wisdom suggests that when a situation seems to have no solution, there are at least three. In this moment of fear, there is only one thing to do: to confront your problem and begin addressing it.
You can find the nearest accredited mammography centre on the website www.mamo.cz. When booking an appointment, it is necessary to emphasize that you are not just going in for routine regular check-up. It is good to describe the symptomsthat made me order it. After the appointment, you can go to your gynaecologist or general practitioner and ask for referral.
We should emphasise that no doctor is obliged to write a referral when there are no visible symptoms of a serious illness. Nevertheless, you can make an appointment and have an examination if you are willing to cover the expenses..
To young women we recommendto have a breast examination whenever they have any doubts about the state of their breasts. This is even if their gynaecologist or general practitioner considers the examination to be unnecessary. It is a common mistake to underestimate the palpable lumps and other symptoms in young women. A health professional often does not want to admit that a patient of his daughter's age might already have breast cancer. It is not good to be comforted by unsupported claimsthat it is nothing to be concerned about. If I feel a lump in my breast, I want to know if it is a benign lump or cancer. Each of us, driven by the instinct of self-preservation, must do everything in our power to regain our health as quickly as possible.