Tell me honestly

[Bear&bug]

I've been suffering with bad HA for 6 months, mainly cancer & lump phobias. Latest is breast cancer. I'm 6 months pregnant & a few weeks back I felt my breasts had become noticeably different. I have ropey, thick tissue in the left & very few changes in the right. I know hormones can do that but I was terrified. My partner insisted it felt fine to him & nowhere near as bad as I was making out. He's been right about everything else but I couldn't help visiting my GP for a breast exam.

She told me I was fine. No lumps or cysts, nothing stuck to my ribs, normal healthy tissue. But now my mind is telling me frim the angle she felt, she wouldn't have felt properly. That the tissue might have moved up into my armpit & she would have missed it. That she couldn't possibly have felt what I feel & still called it normal. My partner insists I'm wrong.

I should trust him & not my own fears shouldn't I? I feel tempted to run to doctor yet again. :scared15:

I'm having therapy & starting meds.

[Elen]

Honestly I think that you should listen to your boyfriend and doctor.

Also bear in mind that constant checking and prodding can cause changes in breast tissue as well.

tc

[susan64]

Hi Bear&bug, really you need to stop worrying about this, your breasts change an awful lot during pregnancy.....and after! If you think rationally about it there is a lot happening in them, preparing for milk etc. So they are bound to feel different. Please stop focusing on this and concentrate on enjoying your pregnancy for being the miracle that it is! I do hope you find some comfort from what your GP said too.....everything normal! Good luck with the baby and good health to you both x

[Bea.2014]

You're pregnant, they will keep changing...and will again after. (I've had 3 babies)

[em79prez]

I had that under my right breast was totally freaked out felt like a long thick line. .. turned out to be glandular tissue had breast specialist tell me so honesty dont worry ��

[anthrokid]

Honestly...

You really need to trust your doctor. Doctors go through years and years of medical training, and feel breasts for lumps and bumps and everything inbetween regularly. They know what they are feeling for. If they had ANY concern AT ALL they would send you through for a scan.

"That the tissue might have moved up into my armpit & she would have missed it." Tissue doesn't just move. This is your anxiety speaking. You wouldn't expect the muscle in your upper thigh to all of a sudden move to be behind your knee, would you? Anxiety makes us think things that aren't true and some that aren't really all that possible. Your partner and your doctor can be a voice of reason during these times. Their heads aren't racing with "what ifs" and "buts". They only see/feel what is there with no subjective feelings or thoughts.

And remember, you are pregnant. Breasts change A LOT when you are pregnant. This is NORMAL. They need to change so you can make milk for your baby :) But this doesn't mean your breasts will change at the same time. One might just change faster than the other.

Also, congratulations! This is a very exciting time for you and your partner :) With it comes a lot of changes. For someone with anxiety this can be difficult because your body is changing and your hormones are changing. Just trust that your body is doing what it needs to do, and your doctor and partner will know when something is wrong :)