I’m stressing does it sound like I have breast cancer 😭?

[Anonymous]

I’m stressing and I’m really scared

Last week I was in the shower and I was washing my right armpit and I felt a small lump. I don’t know how long is been there but was considering me is that I have been having nipple piercing for more than 3 years and my right nipple seems like it never fully recovered. At least that what I thought before , because it always gets crusty and it’s always hard and painful to put a new bar ring on without it bleeding or having a white discharge. It goes in and it hurts in the middle ( inside my nipple ) and is seems like is always sore. Now that I know I have a small lump on my right armpit , I can’t stop over thinking that I might have breast cancer because is on the same side. And if I do I don’t know for how long. I been ignoring the nipple thing because I always thought it was still healing and now I regret not getting it checked. I just turn 30 and I don’t have any family members that had breast cancer before.
I called my doctor but they can’t see me until may 1st and until then I know I will be stressing. Is there somewhere else I can be seen before my appointment. The thought of having cancer and not knowing for how long is killing me.

[SueShe]

There is a remote chance that you do indeed have breast cancer but I don't think that it is related to your nipple piercing. If you would have had an infection because of whatever reason such as lack of proper care or infected metal piercings, then you would have had pain in the nipple just like you have now because the nipple is such a delicate area that it will react to it being tampered with.

If you do have cancer, then it is because it developed over years and not just over a few months.

Waiting till May 1st. is not going to change anything except that you have more time to start having negative thoughts. Wait it out and if you have no history of breast cancer in your family, you are not much at risk. It could just be a subcutaneous lipoma or keratoma that are harmless.

[Nikki1989]

Why are you wasting time on here, see your doctor.

[Asker]

If you read I said I have it until may

[Anonymous]

Listen it's a possibility but never assume the worst yet, also I felt lumps under my armpits before and with a sore bruise type of pain and I'm not sure if I have cancer but I wouldn't think so, there's nothing wrong with getting it checked out of course, but try not to stress nothing good comes from stress.

[exitseven]

there are other things that it could be,. I know this is hard to deal with but you are being pro active which is the most important thing.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Anonymous]

Some health insurance plans let you see a telehealth doctor right away. Check with yours and see if they do that.

[Danny_dan92]

Stop stressing, see an oncologist

[Summeroflove]

Please see a doctor

[Summeroflove]

Until then just breathe

[In_Trance]

no it doesn't