The results are in: plasma cell mastitis. Rare, incurable, untreatable. Benign and not a precursor to cancer so that is good. The only known option to relieve the abscess is surgically, but this is...
Hi Susie, my recollection is a little bit foggy, but I don't think they mentioned the cause of the infection. The lump is still there though so I'm not sure it will all resolve via the drain. I have...
The biopsy has been done a couple of days ago - they took an oval shaped piece with part of the thickened skin of the areola as well as some breast tissue. What they didn't expect to find in there...
Some updates. I got in to see the surgeon earlier because he had a cancellation. He said the lump is unusual and he's not sure what it is. Referred me for another ultrasound and mammogram. The...
Hi Susie, GP didn't do an exam because he felt it wouldn't add anything further but referred me straight to a breast surgeon. GP suspects duct ectasia. He gave me a script fo antibiotics just in case...
Thanks straydog, I have an appointment tomorrow morning.It definitely feels wrong. It may just be a cyst but I think the doctor needs to take a look, if for reassurance than anything else....
Hi all. Just seeking some advice. Mid last year, I noticed a lump behind a nipple. This nipple has always been inverted (whereas the other one has always been normal). This year, I decided to get it...
I had some blood tests a couple of weeks ago. My antinuclear antibodies result came back as 1:320 homogeneous pattern. I had further testing for SLE and a few other autoimmune diseases, came back...
Great news, a cause has been found - Cytomegalovirus (CMV). A blood test showed a recent infection of CMV, which can cause liver issues, and symptoms similar to that of glandular fever. Explains a...
Sandia, I'm so sorry to hear this. It is something I worry about, especially if it's an inflamed area - doesn't all cancer start out like that? And the location is a very difficult spot. I will be...
Just thought I'd update: Went to my usual GP clinic yesterday. The doctor ordered copies of all my blood tests and went through them all, called last night to let me know she wants me to have more...
Hi ppm guy, I've been seeing my GP - a regular doctor. I'd wondered whether I should go to my regular clinic for a second opinion, and I think I may. Not knowing what the lesion is is a bit of a...
Hi Mama Lama, thank you for your reply! I'm sorry to hear your partner's health struggles, but glad to hear he is finally on the mend. Hepatitis is awful, I had no idea how rotten it could make...
Thanks for your reply! I'm not sure of the #s now, the dr's receptionist said 'he wasn't too concerned with the numbers' but if I wanted to find out what they were, I'd have to make an appt :mad:...
I wish I had found this forum a couple of months ago! Late last year, I started getting headaches and had them daily. I was taking ibuprofen, paracetamol, codeine or voltaren daily (not at the same...