I've already made a Dr.'s appointment, but I was wondering if anyone could relate.

I've already made a Dr.'s appointment for 6/7/04, but I was wondering if anyone could relate or possibly give me any advice in the meantime. For the past 2&1/2 weeks, I have been experiencing a burning, itching pain that travels from my right breast nipple to just underneath my armpit, and the only way I can stop it is to squeeze or pinch my nipple, but even when I do that, it travels back to my armpit. It's constant now. I've done my own exams of course, was taught that as soon as I developed breasts and nothing abnormal or any lumps otherwise. At first it was bearable and periodic and would come and go, but now it just stays. I have lost 210 lbs since surgery, I have gone from a 48DDD to a 42C since WLS, so I thought that maybe it was because my breasts were shrinking, but it just started now, out of the blue! It's past the point of ignoring or just brushing it off as pre or post menstral pain tenderness, this is an entirely different sensation and it's freaking me out. I am 23 months post-op(July 26th will be my 2 year anniversary), 32 years old & I've never had a mamogram (shame on me), but I've been so scared of what I may find out, reasons being; cancer has terrorized my entire family. My mother, my grandmother, and 2 of my aunts are all breast cancer survivors; my mother & grandmother have both had mastectomies. My sister also had cancerous tumors that burst her ovarian tube, so she had to have surgery to get her tube removed. My father also died from cancer (lymphoma) so I've got plenty to worry about, but I could just be over-paranoid because of my family health history. Any suggestions, advice, or encouragement would help calm my nerves. Thanks in advance guys. Happy losing! Rochelle

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