Some of you may rememeber I posted a couple of weeks ago as I had found a lump and basically I needed a shoulder to lean on - or a few in CD's case :). I saw my consultant today and after 3 hours of being poked, prodded and poked again, they have ruled out any malignant cells (thank goodness).  However they have found that my milk ducts are enlarged which was causing all the pain and lumpiness but unfortunately it is something I have now got to live with as there is no treatment or cure at the moment.  There is an operation that would help - it involves removing all the ducts but they will not do it because of my age unless the pain got extremely bad (which at the moment is bearable) but basically I am to take painkillers until then.  I am also now on the screening programme to have regular checks and also have been given an "open appointment" with the care unit so when things start to get worse, I can go straight there without having to go on the waiting list for an appointment.

I am sooooo relieved but at the same time I am totally exhausted.  Apart from not sleeping very well the past couple of weeks, I think it is also the stress of trying to put a brave face on for everyone that has finally caught up with me.
Thank you xx

I am so pleased for you that it's nothing malignant.  Not nice that it's going to be painful but still good news.

Kerri, I am so glad that the problem, although painful, is not serious!  It is such a shame that you have had to live under such stress for so long before knowing!

Kerri, that's fantastic, I'm so pleased for you.  What you have is so much better than the alternative.  A school friend who I grew up with (now 34 and lives in the US) has breast cancer.  She's had a double mastectomy and is now half way through her chemotherapy.  It certainly makes you appreciate each day for what you have.  :)

ThankS!

There is a chance that that the pain will eventually disappear although I would still be prone to flare ups if I get stressed out which is what they think kickstarted it all in the first place.

but yes it is the best news that i could get considering my family history (mum had a mastectomy 6 yrs ago along with her sister and they had chemo/radiotherapy).  they have confirmed that I am at high risk of developing cancerous cells but I have now been placed on their screening programme.  At the moment I am too young for mammograms (you have to be over 35 for them to be able to read the results properly) so I will have some more ultrasounds next year and then mammograms every 3 years thereafter.

:D :D

I'm so pleased to hear it was nothing serious :)

Great news that it's not malignant. Time for a relaxed rest I think.

Hooray! That is a huge relief for you. I am so pleased to hear that, celebration time?
Karen