tiny lump in breast - Cancer: Breast Message Board

ramonamom · 05-02-2004, 08:46 PM

I found a tiny lump on the edge of my breast last night and am a little concerned about it. It is so small that I cannot imagine it being much of anything, but I suppose it will need to be checked, just in case. At first I thought it was an insect bite, but then I realized it was under the skin and not on top of it. It is right along my bra line, on the outside edge of the breast tissue.

Any thoughts? I have lumpy, bumpy breasts, but have never felt anything like this before. It is hard, like a dry pea. It is not sore or anything, though.

Do I need to have this checked out?

Thanks,
Ramona

ScarlettGA · 05-03-2004, 08:33 PM

Hi Ramona - I read your post with great interest..... I'll tell you a story about a friend of mine - she too noticed a lump but for some reason thought it was part of her rib cage and didn't pay much attention to it. She finally made her annual OB/GYN appointment and during the breast exam he noticed the same lump and sent her directly to have a mammogram. Within 24 hours she was in the hospital having a masectomy because she did have breast cancer. Fortunately for her it had not spread. This story is not meant to scare you but to make you stop and think - if it's a lump wouldn't it be best to get it checked to be on the safe side? Peace of mind is priceless. Let me know how everything turns out. Take Care....Scarlett

lori g · 05-04-2004, 07:36 AM

I have the same type of bump, very tiny. It reminds me of a pimple that has not fully formed only that it has been there for about 5-6 months already. I know shame on me for never getting it checked out, I just didn't think it was anything of real concern. Thanks for both of your post, I will be calling my doctor for a appointment!

MaryAnn · 05-05-2004, 06:30 PM

It may be just a cyst that goes away after your peroid. If you are close to that time of the month, you can probably wait a few weeks and see if it goes away. If it doesn't go away though, make sure you have it checked out. I have had cysts many times. Sometimes they go away on there own, but not always. Good luck to you and keep us up to date.

ramonamom · 05-06-2004, 03:24 PM

Thank you, ladies, for your replies. This has worked out very strangely, actually. I noticed Saturday night that when I poked on it just a bit, some white stuff came out, so I was relieved to think that it was a pimple or something, rather than breast related (although that was an odd place for a pimple). However, as the days went on it got bigger and bigger and became very painful. Last night it woke me up and I had a real hard time getting back to sleep.

Sooooo, off to the doc today. Guess what he thinks it is?! An insect bite! I am struggling to think of when I might have been bitten and by what, but I am so very relieved to hear this. I am on antibiotics, as it is infected, and warm compresses 3x a day and I hope and pray that will take care of it.

I only wish all of those lumps and bumps that we find could be so easily resolved....

Again, thanks for your input. I DO need to have that yearly exam done that is way past due, though, so maybe this will prompt me to get that done...

Blessings to you all,
Ramona