nipple discharge

bittner
bittner Member Posts: 2
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
i just done a self exam and discovered some discharge out of my nipple [left breast],i just had a masectomy on my right breast in june of '08 and lost my health insurance about a month ago .
i had a ct and pet scan in january and all looked good then but now i am kind of freaking out.has anyone else experienced this?

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  • outdoorgirl
    outdoorgirl Member Posts: 1,565
    #2
    I'm sorry
    I havn't had that before. Have you called your oncologist or other doctor and told them?
  • Marcia527
    Marcia527 Member Posts: 2,729
    #3
    I haven't had that problem
    I haven't had that problem but think you should ask your doctor and have it checked out.
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #4
    Call your doctor! And, good
    Call your doctor! And, good luck!
  • taleena
    taleena Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    #5
    Bittner.. Six years ago, I
    Bittner.. Six years ago, I had a discharge from the nipple on my left breast. It was clear to creamy yellow.. (not trying to gross anyone out here)... I went to the doctor and they took a slide.. The pathology report did come back with pre cancerous changes.. I ended up seeing a surgon and having a ductectomy... now, six years later, same breast IDC.. Please call your doctor.. it could be nothing.. but it is always better to be safe than sorry.

    Prayers & Hugs.

    ~T
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #6
    taleena said:

    Bittner.. Six years ago, I
    Bittner.. Six years ago, I had a discharge from the nipple on my left breast. It was clear to creamy yellow.. (not trying to gross anyone out here)... I went to the doctor and they took a slide.. The pathology report did come back with pre cancerous changes.. I ended up seeing a surgon and having a ductectomy... now, six years later, same breast IDC.. Please call your doctor.. it could be nothing.. but it is always better to be safe than sorry.

    Prayers & Hugs.

    ~T

    Bittner, you need to call
    Bittner, you need to call your doctor! There is something wrong and better safe than sorry. So please call them! Good luck! Let us know what you find out!
  • seof
    seof Member Posts: 819 Member
    #7
    I have heard of it
    I think I have read a post here long ago where someone had a similar experience. I have read that discharge can be a sign of infection (maybe cancer or something else). Definitely go to your Dr. and get it checked out.

    Be well, seof
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #8
    Nipple discharge can be a
    Nipple discharge can be a sign of something very serious, infection or even cancer. Run, don't walk to your doctor. This could be serious, but, I pray it isn't.
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #9
    jnl said:

    Nipple discharge can be a
    Nipple discharge can be a sign of something very serious, infection or even cancer. Run, don't walk to your doctor. This could be serious, but, I pray it isn't.

    Yes, nipple discharge can
    Yes, nipple discharge can just be an infection, which isn't good, and, it can be cancer.

    Please let us know what you find out! Good Luck!
  • GreeneyedGirl
    GreeneyedGirl Member Posts: 1,077
    #10
    Kristin N said:

    Yes, nipple discharge can
    Yes, nipple discharge can just be an infection, which isn't good, and, it can be cancer.

    Please let us know what you find out! Good Luck!

    Take it seriously
    I didn't and waited 1 year to get my mammogram. Breast cancer didn't run in my family, I simply thought it was hormones. It was DCIS, stage 0 and contained--thank goodness. I had delayed my screening because my mother was dying. What a blow to hear the news 6 mo after she had died of renal cell carcinoma that I had breast cancer. I breast fed 4 children and never imagined what this journey would hold for me. My 2 sisters didn't breast feed,and have no sign of bc.
    Do get checked right away and be persistent on questioning the doctors.
    I wish you the best~
    Melanie
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #11
    GreeneyedGirl said:

    Take it seriously
    I didn't and waited 1 year to get my mammogram. Breast cancer didn't run in my family, I simply thought it was hormones. It was DCIS, stage 0 and contained--thank goodness. I had delayed my screening because my mother was dying. What a blow to hear the news 6 mo after she had died of renal cell carcinoma that I had breast cancer. I breast fed 4 children and never imagined what this journey would hold for me. My 2 sisters didn't breast feed,and have no sign of bc.
    Do get checked right away and be persistent on questioning the doctors.
    I wish you the best~
    Melanie

    Yes, I agree with Melanie.
    Yes, I agree with Melanie. Get to your doctor and have this checked now. If it is something, prolonging any treatment will only make it worse. And, if it is nothing, you can have peace of mind. So, call your doctor!
  • FeistyTexasGal
    FeistyTexasGal Member Posts: 11
    #12
    Nipple Discharge
    My boss and I were talking the other day about something I had completely forgotten about. She said I told her in January that some yellowish, creamy type of stuff was coming out of my nipple. She told me to go to the doctor, but since it stopped almost as fast as it started, I didn't go. Now here I am with invasive breast cancer, a radical mastectomy and my life in shambles. Oh, how I wish I had told my doctor immediately. They might have caught it before it spread. Please go see yours right away. Unless you are breastfeeding, I don't think anything should be coming out of a woman's nipple. And get a second opinion while you are at it. Stay safe.

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