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Posted 12/24/2013 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everybody!

Over the last few weeks i have been really worried about this area of thickening in my left breast it occupies around 2/3 of my breast and is often painful to touch, i have felt both breasts and the right is defiantly not as firm as the other. the thickening seems that it is not in the tissue but on the chest wall. my breast is a bit larger than the other and seems rounder where the thickening is. i have recently been to the doctor to discuss the frequent pain in my breast and he believes it is due to my recent injury to my sternum and he said the pain could be hormonal. I am only 14 and i am really really scared that i may have breast cancer, i know it is not common but it does happen.

the pain is beginning to subside but the thickening is still there.

I have discussed my worries with my family and they believe that there is nothing there, my mum has felt both breasts and she believes that she can't feel anything

could the firm thickened mass in my breast be due to breast changes and development during puberty.

i have read that a thickening in the breast is a common sign of breast cancer, and i am not sure what that feels like does it occupy a large area of your breast or is it usually small and painless.

I am really worried, and i would love to have some input for anyone.
Posted 12/24/2013 12:45 PM (GMT 0)
Another cause of "thickening" can be,....hormones, puberty, having uneven breast sizes (which pretty much counts most of us here,...don't think I know of a single person who is symmetrical).

When I started my period, I developed cystic breasts. It's very common (so please avoid going to Dr. Google to check on every little symptom....if you type in enough stuff they'll tell you that changes in breast density may cause ingrown toenails....). (My point is,....in my opinion, that place scares more people than it helps).

I'm not a doctor, I'm not a medical professional, and nothing you read here should ever take the place of the advice of your real doctor. So, that's first, right out of the gate.

I've had dense, or "lumpy breasts" for over 30 years. It's much more common that you may realize. Sure, hormones play all kinds of roles in our development,----breasts, and otherwise.

Let me share something with you: I grew up around horses since I was a kid, and at one point, through my own fault, nothing to do with my horse, I got kicked in the chest. Yes, when you injure an area that is so dense, filled with glands, and nodes, and ducts, and fat, and fibrous tissue,....well heck yeah, you better believe you can bruise the area. (Our lady bits are tender, after all).

My doc just kept an eye on me, but it never stopped me from caring for my horses (that was my life, my horses!!)....

It doesn't take something that drastic to get a bruise or trauma to the tissue, but my point is, hey, it happens. Learn to trust your doctor. Learn to stay away from trying to read between the misleading lines of Google, and go out and live your life. Stay in touch with your doctor (who will monitor any changes and keep a good eye on you)....

That's their job, you know....looking after you. So,...let them do their job without trying to second to guess them, especially with something as completely unreliable as google!



M.
Posted 1/21/2014 3:56 AM (GMT 0)
I know you are worried but at your age there are so many things going on in your body. You are still growing, still changing. All the hormones are trying to get things under control and this will go on for a few more years. I am not a doctor either but I definitely agree with Merrida. There are so many things going on in your body and sometimes they don't seem normal but it usually works out okay in the end. Of course if this is causing you to have anxiety or miss school etc. then I would get checked out for your own piece of mind. I really don't think you have anything to worry about though.
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