Quote Originally Posted by meg86 View Post
Hello ladies

Hope that some of you have been through something similar! i have a large area of thickened tissue in my left breast that i first noticed 3 months ago, under the thickened tissue it feels like lots of soft bumps, no actuall fixed lump.

I have been to my doctors 3 times about this and they wouldnt refer my for a scan due to my age! (im 23) the first doctor i said it was very swollen and gave me some cream, it hadnt gone down so i went to another doctor who keeps saying " nothing there nothing there" its so frustrating as she wouldnt feel the other breast to compare and my mum came with me to tell her there is a definate thickening!! and she can feel it but she kept saying you are fine etc etc. She also examined me very differently to the other doctor, it was like a prodding technique, if i checked my breasts the way she did i wouldnt feel anything either!!

I am due to see another doctor tomorow so wish me luck i am just worried as alot of breast cancer websites say that cancer can appear as a thickening or a lump, i dont know why i am being dismissed like this.

I can see lots of threads on breast lumps but not thickening, it would be nice to know if someone has had something similar thank you!! xxx
hi
im 46 but have had the same problem my doctor sent me to a Breast Clinic the dr there said it is just thickening of breast tissue due to hormones, i had a mamagram and a scan both were clear im sure you will be ok i know how scary it is

karen