My gf has stage 4 breast cancer. She said she had a lump 10 years ago, but never really thought much about it. I had my hand on her breast 6-7 months ago and felt a larg mass! I told her go, get that checked out! She waited 5 months and now they say 13 months with chemo! It's awful! The poor thing hurts all the time but moved back home hundreds of miles from me! It's all so heart breaking! She is 43, she is so perfect! Unbelievably beautiful! One of the prettiest ladies I've ever known!
I'm sorry that you and her are going through this! I understand that it's not easy! I've gone through it with family members. I will keep you guys in my prayers 🙏🏼
It’s weird, I have cysts everywhere, always sore and itchy. Went for ultrasound to check them out and the sonographer found something. A large mass with its own blood supply. She’s sending me for biopsy. It looks sinister. But the thing that’s weird is that I can’t see changes or feel changes. All of the usual large cysts are easy to feel and see, but this new mass, I can’t actually detect its presence myself. It’s obviously there, I saw it on the screen. That’s actually rather scary to think that if I didn’t go to get the cysts checked i wouldn’t have known about this at all.
Yes there are masses which grow inside, no nipple discharge, no feeling. Sometimes you go for checking for another cyst and find that is ok but there is something entirely different. Wishing you well .
thank you for this! As a young woman dealing with fibrodenomas and starting my own self exams, I thought ‘digging’ would make it easier to spot new lumps. Turns out it only gave me immense anxiety over lumps that were actually just tissue. Happy I found your channel!
I have always had "lumpy" breasts anyway, so I never knew what was "abnormal." A video like this before my stage 4 diagnosis woulda been hella helpful.
I'm actually a man with breast cancer, I realized I had a lump in 2018 and went for a check-up ( mammogram and ultrasound) that detected only fibroglandular tissue and they sent me away. I returned when my nipple inverted in 2021 and it was cancer (lobular) indeed, because of a CDH1 mutation (lack of cadherin)
@DrLizORiordan I find if I mention that 1% (approx ish) of men get breast cancer to a man, suddenly they start taking it much more seriously. They stop seeing it as a "woman's problem".
Thanks for the excellent advice, Liz. Despite repeated advice that with dense breast tissue, I'll probably never discover anything myself, your directions may yet highlight an abnormality. I'll not give up now!
As ever brilliant advice from Dr Liz. I found my breast cancer as I had the puckering that Liz mentions - although mine was less like puckering and more like someone had taken a cord and pulled it slightly tight, so that there was a diagonal line across part of my breast. It really did seem to have appeared overnight and I then found the lump whilst lying down on my bed.
Hi Dr. Liz I saw in a previous posting that you had problems with cording and fibrosis after your surgery and radiation . I am a retired PT and have had a right mastectomy and lots of problems with seromas after my drains were removed. I was having acupuncture and the surgeon aspirated the seromas twice. I was then referred to PT . I had no experience treating breast cancer patients. The PT used some very aggressive techniques that will snap the cording. I only improved so far on this technique. I called a very experienced PT who said aggressive stretching triggers inflammation in some people and suggested a super experienced PT who used gentler techniques. I improved quickly . I have recovered about 95 per cent of my range of motion. Occasionally my axilla stiffens up if I stop the exercises. If that happens I use the technique the therapist taught me. It took persistence but in about 2 years since surgery but my surgeon was thrilled with my progress, saying that my scarring is minimal. I know it's tough but there may be a solution for you. Best of luck and thanks for your posts.
Exactly my issue. Pain in my shoulder and shoulder blade. Very uncomfortable. I cannot find any lump because of my dense breast tissue. My whole breast is very lumpy
I have 30FF breasts I have been diagnosed with mixed ductal and lobular breast cancer ER+ HER - I have a lump 16 x 16 x 48 picked up on a routine mammogram, I never noticed it and still cannot feel it when holding my arms down or holding my arms up, I can only detect it when I hold my arms horizontally. As it seems to disappear into the breast. Off for a lumpectomy next week. Thank you I will now check once a month using your method. as I can feel it when lying at 30degrees ❤
dear Liz, first of all I would like to thank you for your commitment. You inform those affected in a pleasant way and thereby allay our fears. I am about to have a mastectomy and the doctor recommended that I stop taking the tablets (letrozole and ribociclib) three days beforehand to give the body strength. Am I safe in the days without pills? I'm also thinking a lot about how limited my everyday life will be after the operation. How much help will I need and with what? Thank you for your effort and I look forward to an answer. Warm greetings from Germany.
I went to a doctor years ago and my breast were leaking. They would not test me for the BRCA2 gene. 9 years later I found a lump in the crease of my under breast. My grandmother has the BRACA2 gene as well as one of my mom’s sisters. My mother had a lump and was tested for the gene she tested negative and the mass dissolved.
Dec 2023 I had a routine mammogramme. I was called back Jan 3rd 2024 and had more mammogrammes. I had 6 biopsies including 2 in my armpit as Doctor said it was swollen. She also did an ultrascan and Ive just been told its positive cancer in breast and lymph nodes. Im totally shocked. The Doctor couldnt feel the breast lump as its far back but it looked spikey on the images. I go meet the Breast Team Tues to discuss whats going to happen. Fingers crossed its going to be ok. Thanks for the info Liz
@@juliehaley2765what did the armpit look like exactly? My armpit is swollen right in the middle and it’s a good size lymph enlargement. I’d say atleast the size of a grape. Hope you are okay. Were you stage 4?
Update. I am stage 1 DCIS HER2 LOW and had 16 lymph nodes out. 3 were positive. Im waiting for Radiotherapy and Hormone therapy. I had a lumpectomy. All good at the moment, thanks
I am really concerned about the very elderly (86) Professor Baum who is giving talks about mammograms and breast cancer. He thinks the NHS should not do routine screening any more and wants the breast cancer screening service shut down and is being very vocal about it. I know of 2 ladies who have listened to him and decided not to go for screening because they don't have a family history of it. My her 2 + cancer was picked up at 2cm stage, it was deep and goodness knows when it would have been picked up if I was not attending screening. There are several articles by him and interviews, including astonishingly Liz Earle giving him a platform.
I'm currently half way through my course if chemo for stage 2 ER+ HER2- breast cancer. I was 46 when I was diagnosed earlier this year, so too young for screening, and no history of breast cancer in my family to my knowledge. We should be screening at a younger age, and just because there is no family history, it doesn't mean a person won't get it.
After a quick glance in the mirror after my shower I noticed my breasts looked different. One was not like it used to be. I went to my gp to get it looked at and he found a lump. I'm waiting for my ultrasound and mammogram. So nervous 😓 the wait is horrible and it's only been day 4 xx
Thanks for the video ma But I have a question. There was a day I press my breast and some watery discharge came out does that mean I have breast cancer
Regarding the armpit examination when you say to examine with your arm relaxed.... I can feel a lumpy area but only when I lift my arm to my forehead level so the area is tightened. Once I lower my arm I can't feel anything. Does this mean that what I'm feeling can't be lymph node?
My cousin (mom's side) was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer and died within 6 months of her diagnosis, at age 44. I am 47, and recently lost 34pounds in a 3- months span without trying; I'm so tired and achy with left upper back/side pain (and in the last 2 weeks, my left breast hurts too), so I had a CT scan of my chest, and they found a 2cm lump. My breast health and mammogram is October 1st. I just completed the self exam from the video. I get the pucker when I raise my arms, and some bulging and bluing of the veins along the outside ant top of the breast that is painful. How likely is it that I have what she did?
This video is great but every video seems to be focused on the first episode. I'm now on my fifth upcoming lumpectomy. So my breasts are already damaged and dimpled.
I knew in February, March I had persistent, spontaneous, unilateral discharge. It wasn’t until late May I told someone. She pushed me to go to the doctor. I have found out since I have DID Amnesia. My brain without warning can cut off memory and sensory input. Maybe in case you have some degree of your brain not letting you remember something we should all keep a health diary with one person having access. Our brains can surprise. I knew I had lapses of memory and a couple episodes of being outside myself, watching me laughing or being someone I hate. It took 40 years from being curious about odd episodes to finding the right mental health diagnosis. Five weeks later I randomly lapsed into a five day coma. Now my life is like BC/AD. Before coma and after.
Hi Dr.Liz thankyou for everything. I have one question, I heard that Teflon kitchen cookware are said to be toxic specially when heated so that it is a risk factor for cancers.pleapse tell us your Idea about this or can we shift to stainless Steel cookware.thankyou for considering
Hi Sammy I am not a doctor but I have read about the toxins in Teflon and you need to switch to different cookware. A recent movie called Dark Waters detailed how Dupont (makers of Teflon) have contaminated water supplies world wide with PFAs( polyfluoroalkysubstances) . The subcategory of PFAs in Teflon I think is abbreviated PFOAS ( something like polyfluorooctanoic acid ?).PFOs can cause multiple health problems including cancers . I don't know if they specifically cause breast cancer. Dupont has been successfully sued for the health problems caused in workers who worked in Teflon plants. You should be able to find more info on line
Sir I have few prominent axillary lymph nodes, largest measuring 11 x 10 x 4.1 mm with intact fatty hilum… 2 months pehly ultrasound krwaya tha doctor ny bola hai agr pain na jaye to surgery hogi … and mjhy still pain h kbi kbi bhtt zyda hota hai … kya main surgery krwa lon ? I’m 26 years old and unmarried.. please reply me I’m soo worried 😞
Really good video! I've had 2 lumps on the posterior part of my left armpit, recently got a swelling on the crease of my left elbow, definitely will be getting it checked out
What is fatty deposits ? Are these normal ?feels a bit lumpy and bumpy but they feel the same both sides but i have armpit left side pain .i noticed no changes
Just found a weird lump a few days ago. My dad is going to schedule me an appointment to get it checked out, just hoping for the best here. My hopes aren't high though, it's pretty big now, 4-7 times bigger than a pea. But hey, looking on the bright side, I'm a trans guy who hasn't physically transitioned yet, and this would get my top surgery paid for haha.
3 weeks ago, while applying powder under my breasts, i found a lump under my left breast. I was able to look at it, thinking maybe it was a bug bite. It was red, and peeling. No itching, no pain. I can move it, but it also feels attached. I've had pain in my left breast on and off. I waited a week, praying it would go away, and it hasn't. My MD is concerned, because there is no pain...i have an appointment in two weeks for a mammogram, and sonogram as well as a diagnostic. I wont lie and say im not scared, because i am. This will be the longest 2 weeks in history...
I have a lump but sort of moves. Saw nurse today 27th aug. She's referred me for Imaging. I'm little bit scared too. No breast cancer runs in my family. Just stomach, bowel, and Malanomas. 😢 wish you all the best. I'm hoping its nothing my boobs feel fine n nothing out of the ordinary. I did have a mirena inserted April this yeah. Prior to that I had the jadella rods in my left arm. So wonder if its from that or just fatty tissue. Let's hope all OK for both of us. X
Do itchy armpits show as symptoms of breast cancer? About a month and a half ago my armpits were really itchy for a few days. I since found a small lump about the size of a pea or bean in my left breast. The itching stopped after a few days and no other symptoms.
Hello mam, Its nice informative video. I have 1cm lymp in my right breast. They said its fibrodonoma. They told few women experience this. Im told to check every 6 months or 1 year to know whether its size increases. Do fibronoma is common or it may lead to any cancer issues
Good evening I just spoke with my dr i had mammogram done . They found right breast has focal asymmetry. Right breast with 2 spota size of grapes compression cc and mlo views right lateral view and ultrasound. Spots at 10.00 both 8 cm from nipple us prn. My do dr said this needs to be ultrasound stat. He and other dr are concerned it cancer.
No, they do not look the same. Lumps yes. Change in size yes, 6 years ago. Lymph nodes were swelling and painful bumps regularly last year but not today. Period is in 1 week.
My girlfriend has big mass she went And got it checked out 6 months ago & they said it’s nothing to worry about but over time it got so much bigger & know she has bump in her armpit she acting like it’s not big deal & she doesn’t even want to tell her mom idk what to do she doesn’t listen to me & Ik something is wrong she’s only 20 but ik this is serious
I wokeup 4 days ago with painful lump on my brest 😢 its a golf size very painful and it wasnt there coz i do check my breast every day when taking shower . I slept on a tough form cushion so im praying this caused it. Day 4 today the pain is hone down but i still feeling it and the lump still there . If i lie on my back the pain gets more😢. I live paycheck to paycheck so i can't afford even scan for now . Can this be caused by sleeping on that tough matress? Or is it sign of cancer? Hope to read you reply
Just to add I'm 43 years . And the last time I felt such pain on my breast was during breastfeeding 10 years ago. The pain feels like mastitis. I suffered from lots of breastmilk I could produce agallon aday😢 doctors said they've never seen such overproduction. It almost killed me
Helloo Dr and what about if your breast does not increase in size? You are 17yrs old and you dont see any change in your breast please i need your help
I’m not a doctor I’m just a woman. You’re 17, you’re very young. Hormones do play a role in breast development and you could still be adjusting to post puberty hormones. Your doctor will be your best help
I’ve had scabs on my nipples since I was a teenager. In 2019, my right breast began to swell randomly (without pain). The nipple became super itchy. The skin is now dark and thickened. I went for an ultrasound and nothing was found - BIRADS 1. A few months ago, I found a lump behind my areola in my left breast. I had another ultrasound done a few weeks ago and the rating was BIRADS 4B! The right breast with the itchy nipple showed no abnormalities however, there were lymph nodes with cortical thickening. On both sides actually. I was always obsessing and checking my right breast, very rarely my left. And now I have this lump and thickened lymph nodes - I’m very afraid at this point.
Thank you! Mine wasn't a lump, and so many videos and articles forget to mention all these other symptoms. Sorry this is so long, but people should know! My main symptom was a vague (easily ignored) pain that radiated up and down that side, so it was hard to even tell exactly where it was. Nothing looked different. And that's NOT even where the tumor was! It's (still) in my armpit!! The other symptom was fatigue unlike any other, and I thought I'd finally overcome my life-long insomnia. I'm a big lady, so I never saw or felt my tumor at almost 2" that was "satelliting" with my lymph nodes, which are all clear now, and the tumor is currently the size of a small pea as I type this. I haven't had any chemo! Just Ibrance, Lupron and Letrozole! My breast cancer (invasive ductal cancer) was stage 4 before I ever even got my first mammogram (first week of January 2020), and then everything sped up faster than I can describe for about 3 months. An unrelated spike in my liver enzymes triggered a new scan that revealed tons of tiny nodules deep in both lungs, which were biopsied via wedge resection surgery. And now it also appears to be in my lower spine as of last year, though a biopsy there is harder to get, so they're kinda educated-guessing from what the PET scans (every 6 months) appear to be showing. The lungs sound good, and the nodules are so small you need a radiologist just to see anything wrong! My monthly labs look great on a consistent basis, so... I feel pretty good except sometimes in Week 3 of Ibrance I feel drained more easily, and less appetite for food sometimes. The only time I got sick on Ibrance was once I took it late at night after realizing I forgot my usual AM meds. Then I took my meds at my regular time the next morning, and "sick" followed shortly after. I accidentally doubled my dose. Don't do that. *TLDR:* I am *_LIVING_* on Ibrance, Lupron, and Letrozole nowadays as a stage 4 "thriver!" *"METATHRIVER"* and *"METAVIVOR"* is what they call it when you start thriving on metastatic cancer treatment, and I truly think you're headed there, but without being meta! I'm almost a little jelly.
Is it normal to feel a lump in fatty breast tissue in 30's? Ultrasound and mammogram show no evidence of the lump felt. One side suddenly feels heavier than the next. What other screening can or should be used if no pain is experienced
breasts are naturally lumpy when you're young. If you've been scanned adn there was nothing to see then this is just waht your nomral breast tissue feels like
No Dimple No Inversion No Discharge No Rash No Cycle No B Cancer Fam Hist Have a Lump Left Side Left B Can Feel it Easier Bending Forward Appeared Overnight Mammog Is Current How far in do our lymph nodes go into the sides of our breast? Why are you saying to feel the lymph nodes? Need to know if its a swollen lymph node or a breast lump. Its not in my armpit but is on the side of breast right next to armpit.
Hello please answer this! See mam im a normal teenagers And like breast are normal they get somethine swollen during periods but its been 1 week since my breast are paining , i feel tenderness, my breast are swollen, they are kind of inverted and I'm going to get it checked but the problem is that period date us coming in 1day and breast have become hard and soft but some they feel hard and sometimes soft in different areas. So i cant identify if Their is a lump for something so please help in what should i d
Hello madam. I am watching your videos these few days. I am having a doubt madam so it would be a great help if u could read this message and let me a reply. I am 21 year old girl. For the past few months I observe some changes in my breast. My right breast is sagging down and becoming asymmetrical. Also both the breast skin texture changes. I get red patches on my breasts at times. I found just two small lumps on my right breast and went for a ultrasound scan. But the results came saying that there is no any masses or abnormalities in both the breast and I have a pain due to costochondritis itseems madam. The report says there is no any issues within the breast tissues but i feel some changes like puckered skin and somr patches which are white brown and red at times in both the breasts. But I am really confused and even my parents are worried of. So it would be a great help if u could let me a reply whether can I just leave it orelse do I need further examination. Thanking you madam.
i dont have any symptoms as said, just a lump in both the breasts, it doesnt cause any pain, also i hv noticed the lump a bit smaller than b4 at times of my ovulation period.
My gf has stage 4 breast cancer. She said she had a lump 10 years ago, but never really thought much about it. I had my hand on her breast 6-7 months ago and felt a larg mass! I told her go, get that checked out! She waited 5 months and now they say 13 months with chemo! It's awful! The poor thing hurts all the time but moved back home hundreds of miles from me! It's all so heart breaking! She is 43, she is so perfect! Unbelievably beautiful! One of the prettiest ladies I've ever known!
I'm sorry that you and her are going through this! I understand that it's not easy! I've gone through it with family members. I will keep you guys in my prayers 🙏🏼
So sorry to hear. She can try ockra water as well as a combination of soursap leaves and cloves. It helps.
@@rhondaharrera1625 thanks.
@lynnettestone2848 Yeah, I guess so. Thanks for the prayers we need them!
@@Jiggy_Bonesis she okay??? Please tell me
It’s weird, I have cysts everywhere, always sore and itchy. Went for ultrasound to check them out and the sonographer found something. A large mass with its own blood supply. She’s sending me for biopsy. It looks sinister. But the thing that’s weird is that I can’t see changes or feel changes. All of the usual large cysts are easy to feel and see, but this new mass, I can’t actually detect its presence myself. It’s obviously there, I saw it on the screen. That’s actually rather scary to think that if I didn’t go to get the cysts checked i wouldn’t have known about this at all.
Yes there are masses which grow inside, no nipple discharge, no feeling. Sometimes you go for checking for another cyst and find that is ok but there is something entirely different.
Wishing you well .
thank you for this! As a young woman dealing with fibrodenomas and starting my own self exams, I thought ‘digging’ would make it easier to spot new lumps. Turns out it only gave me immense anxiety over lumps that were actually just tissue. Happy I found your channel!
Happy to help x
I have always had "lumpy" breasts anyway, so I never knew what was "abnormal." A video like this before my stage 4 diagnosis woulda been hella helpful.
I'm actually a man with breast cancer, I realized I had a lump in 2018 and went for a check-up ( mammogram and ultrasound) that detected only fibroglandular tissue and they sent me away. I returned when my nipple inverted in 2021 and it was cancer (lobular) indeed, because of a CDH1 mutation (lack of cadherin)
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Thanks for sharing this with us. So many people forget to tell men to check as well
@DrLizORiordan I find if I mention that 1% (approx ish) of men get breast cancer to a man, suddenly they start taking it much more seriously. They stop seeing it as a "woman's problem".
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How frightening! They were wrong from the start . They could have helped you back before 2021
Thanks for the excellent advice, Liz. Despite repeated advice that with dense breast tissue, I'll probably never discover anything myself, your directions may yet highlight an abnormality. I'll not give up now!
I hope you never discover anything x
Thickening of breast tissue was a sign I overlooked until it became a lump
I have been dealing with health anxiety, I am scared for dear life, I am still so young, I’m 19, God help me.
@urhappiness3166 . Try to live the life you have in a good way. All will go well. Worrying doesnt change anything. Pray tp God
As ever brilliant advice from Dr Liz. I found my breast cancer as I had the puckering that Liz mentions - although mine was less like puckering and more like someone had taken a cord and pulled it slightly tight, so that there was a diagonal line across part of my breast. It really did seem to have appeared overnight and I then found the lump whilst lying down on my bed.
Thanks for sharing this with us. The changes can be sudden and subtle
If you don’t mind me asking what type were you diagnosed with and how are you doing?
Hi Dr. Liz
I saw in a previous posting that you had problems with cording and fibrosis after your surgery and radiation . I am a retired PT and have had a right mastectomy and lots of problems with seromas after my drains were removed. I was having acupuncture and the surgeon aspirated the seromas twice. I was then referred to PT . I had no experience treating breast cancer patients. The PT used some very aggressive techniques that will snap the cording. I only improved so far on this technique. I called a very experienced PT who said aggressive stretching triggers inflammation in some people and suggested a super experienced PT who used gentler techniques. I improved quickly . I have recovered about 95 per cent of my range of motion. Occasionally my axilla stiffens up if I stop the exercises. If that happens I use the technique the therapist taught me. It took persistence but in about 2 years since surgery but my surgeon was thrilled with my progress, saying that my scarring is minimal. I know it's tough but there may be a solution for you. Best of luck and thanks for your posts.
Yes same here hospital ot threw me around like a rag doll. I now do swimming in a warm hotel pool which is working slowly
Thanks for sharing this x
May be that men are still treating women’s issues
Great advice, thank you Dr Liz
You are so welcome!
Thanks!
Very informative video, thankyou. Are there feelings of dull ache and prickly feelings inside by shoulder blade and collar bone?
No
Exactly my issue. Pain in my shoulder and shoulder blade. Very uncomfortable.
I cannot find any lump because of my dense breast tissue. My whole breast is very lumpy
Great info. Thanks so much.
Thank you for subscribing
Much appreciated, I will use this for my one remaining one.
I have 30FF breasts I have been diagnosed with mixed ductal and lobular breast cancer ER+ HER - I have a lump 16 x 16 x 48 picked up on a routine mammogram, I never noticed it and still cannot feel it when holding my arms down or holding my arms up, I can only detect it when I hold my arms horizontally. As it seems to disappear into the breast.
Off for a lumpectomy next week. Thank you I will now check once a month using your method. as I can feel it when lying at 30degrees ❤
Double G here. Left masectomy one week ago. There's a lack of bras for larger uni boobers.
Sometimes it’s harder to feel in the normal position of you have large breasts
dear Liz, first of all I would like to thank you for your commitment. You inform those affected in a pleasant way and thereby allay our fears. I am about to have a mastectomy and the doctor recommended that I stop taking the tablets (letrozole and ribociclib) three days beforehand to give the body strength. Am I safe in the days without pills? I'm also thinking a lot about how limited my everyday life will be after the operation. How much help will I need and with what? Thank you for your effort and I look forward to an answer. Warm greetings from Germany.
Yes you are safe to stop them.
Of all the videos i saw, this one is the most informative. Thank you.
This was amazing. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I went to a doctor years ago and my breast were leaking. They would not test me for the BRCA2 gene. 9 years later I found a lump in the crease of my under breast. My grandmother has the BRACA2 gene as well as one of my mom’s sisters. My mother had a lump and was tested for the gene she tested negative and the mass dissolved.
Dec 2023 I had a routine mammogramme. I was called back Jan 3rd 2024 and had more mammogrammes. I had 6 biopsies including 2 in my armpit as Doctor said it was swollen. She also did an ultrascan and Ive just been told its positive cancer in breast and lymph nodes. Im totally shocked. The Doctor couldnt feel the breast lump as its far back but it looked spikey on the images. I go meet the Breast Team Tues to discuss whats going to happen. Fingers crossed its going to be ok. Thanks for the info Liz
Hope everything will be okay 🙏🏻💕
@@noraerikaramirez5327 ive had surgery and now waiting for final results. Thanks x
@@juliehaley2765what did the armpit look like exactly? My armpit is swollen right in the middle and it’s a good size lymph enlargement. I’d say atleast the size of a grape. Hope you are okay. Were you stage 4?
Update. I am stage 1 DCIS HER2 LOW and had 16 lymph nodes out. 3 were positive. Im waiting for Radiotherapy and Hormone therapy. I had a lumpectomy. All good at the moment, thanks
@@pastthefog6514 it looked normal to me. No idea it was swollen
Thanks for the information it really helps
Great advice! Thank you
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much Dr. Take care ❤
Thank you! This is not what we are taught in the US (arm overhead, palpate with eyes closed). I found my ILC visually. Sharing with all my friends!
Hey Dr Liz
Thank you very much for this video
Pls I will like to know if a large visible vein on just one breast can be a sign of breast cancer
Always check regularly
Thanks for the great advice
Hugs 🤗
You are so welcome!
I am really concerned about the very elderly (86) Professor Baum who is giving talks about mammograms and breast cancer. He thinks the NHS should not do routine screening any more and wants the breast cancer screening service shut down and is being very vocal about it. I know of 2 ladies who have listened to him and decided not to go for screening because they don't have a family history of it. My her 2 + cancer was picked up at 2cm stage, it was deep and goodness knows when it would have been picked up if I was not attending screening. There are several articles by him and interviews, including astonishingly Liz Earle giving him a platform.
I'm currently half way through my course if chemo for stage 2 ER+ HER2- breast cancer. I was 46 when I was diagnosed earlier this year, so too young for screening, and no history of breast cancer in my family to my knowledge.
We should be screening at a younger age, and just because there is no family history, it doesn't mean a person won't get it.
I worry as well
I just found a lump in my right breast and am scared to go check it up 😢
After a quick glance in the mirror after my shower I noticed my breasts looked different. One was not like it used to be. I went to my gp to get it looked at and he found a lump. I'm waiting for my ultrasound and mammogram. So nervous 😓 the wait is horrible and it's only been day 4 xx
Waiting is terrible
Are you okay now? How did it turn out ?
@@shawtywantsmedead the lump is benign 🙌 thank you for asking 😊
@MumOf5Jade that's great , hope you always stay healthy ✨
Great work, Dr Liz
I have swollen lymph on my left arm pit and sometimes it could be painful but no breast pain
Thanks for the video ma
But I have a question.
There was a day I press my breast and some watery discharge came out does that mean I have breast cancer
Same too am scared
Regarding the armpit examination when you say to examine with your arm relaxed.... I can feel a lumpy area but only when I lift my arm to my forehead level so the area is tightened. Once I lower my arm I can't feel anything. Does this mean that what I'm feeling can't be lymph node?
My cousin (mom's side) was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer and died within 6 months of her diagnosis, at age 44.
I am 47, and recently lost 34pounds in a 3- months span without trying; I'm so tired and achy with left upper back/side pain (and in the last 2 weeks, my left breast hurts too), so I had a CT scan of my chest, and they found a 2cm lump. My breast health and mammogram is October 1st. I just completed the self exam from the video. I get the pucker when I raise my arms, and some bulging and bluing of the veins along the outside ant top of the breast that is painful. How likely is it that I have what she did?
Thank you!
You're welcome!
This video is great but every video seems to be focused on the first episode. I'm now on my fifth upcoming lumpectomy. So my breasts are already damaged and dimpled.
Thanks for your advice,but i feel that my side breast is hard pls tell what can do or use.
Sometimes the lump is hard and stiff sometimes its moveable, go to doctor for checkup
Since I'm Almost 65 i enrolled in Medicare, could i get an exam thru them? Don't have anything else, insurance wise. Ty
Yes!
Really great advice and video. Thank you!
Hey doctor 2 month ago while doing self breast exam i was digging near rib in the upper quadrant and it now pains
Thanks
I knew in February, March I had persistent, spontaneous, unilateral discharge. It wasn’t until late May I told someone. She pushed me to go to the doctor.
I have found out since I have DID Amnesia. My brain without warning can cut off memory and sensory input. Maybe in case you have some degree of your brain not letting you remember something we should all keep a health diary with one person having access. Our brains can surprise.
I knew I had lapses of memory and a couple episodes of being outside myself, watching me laughing or being someone I hate. It took 40 years from being curious about odd episodes to finding the right mental health diagnosis. Five weeks later I randomly lapsed into a five day coma. Now my life is like BC/AD. Before coma and after.
Thank you for the explanation Doc
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Dr.Liz thankyou for everything. I have one question, I heard that Teflon kitchen cookware are said to be toxic specially when heated so that it is a risk factor for cancers.pleapse tell us your Idea about this or can we shift to stainless Steel cookware.thankyou for considering
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Hi Sammy
I am not a doctor but I have read about the toxins in Teflon and you need to switch to different cookware. A recent movie called Dark Waters detailed how Dupont (makers of Teflon) have contaminated water supplies world wide with PFAs( polyfluoroalkysubstances) . The subcategory of PFAs in Teflon I think is abbreviated PFOAS ( something like polyfluorooctanoic acid ?).PFOs can cause multiple health problems including cancers . I don't know if they specifically cause breast cancer. Dupont has been successfully sued for the health problems caused in workers who worked in Teflon plants. You should be able to find more info on line
Thanyou so much.I am about to shift everything nonstick Teflon cookware.Does anyone know the best stainless steel cookware,if so leave link .
Thanks
Cookware is safe and doesn’t cause cancer
Sir I have few prominent axillary lymph nodes, largest measuring 11 x 10 x 4.1 mm with intact fatty hilum… 2 months pehly ultrasound krwaya tha doctor ny bola hai agr pain na jaye to surgery hogi … and mjhy still pain h kbi kbi bhtt zyda hota hai … kya main surgery krwa lon ? I’m 26 years old and unmarried.. please reply me I’m soo worried 😞
Absolutely wonderful! Thanks!
Thank you too!
I think small swollen lymph but painful on my left armpit.what could that be
Really good video! I've had 2 lumps on the posterior part of my left armpit, recently got a swelling on the crease of my left elbow, definitely will be getting it checked out
Best of luck!
I have similar thing what did the doctor say
What is fatty deposits ? Are these normal ?feels a bit lumpy and bumpy but they feel the same both sides but i have armpit left side pain .i noticed no changes
Same problem .now how are you now
Femara and Letrozole is the same ?
Thank you
Yes
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Just found a weird lump a few days ago. My dad is going to schedule me an appointment to get it checked out, just hoping for the best here. My hopes aren't high though, it's pretty big now, 4-7 times bigger than a pea. But hey, looking on the bright side, I'm a trans guy who hasn't physically transitioned yet, and this would get my top surgery paid for haha.
How are you now?
@DiosdadoSantor got an ultrasound, and it turned out to just be normal tissue. I appreciate the check-in today :)
3 weeks ago, while applying powder under my breasts, i found a lump under my left breast. I was able to look at it, thinking maybe it was a bug bite. It was red, and peeling. No itching, no pain. I can move it, but it also feels attached. I've had pain in my left breast on and off. I waited a week, praying it would go away, and it hasn't. My MD is concerned, because there is no pain...i have an appointment in two weeks for a mammogram, and sonogram as well as a diagnostic. I wont lie and say im not scared, because i am. This will be the longest 2 weeks in history...
I have a lump but sort of moves. Saw nurse today 27th aug. She's referred me for Imaging. I'm little bit scared too. No breast cancer runs in my family. Just stomach, bowel, and Malanomas. 😢 wish you all the best. I'm hoping its nothing my boobs feel fine n nothing out of the ordinary. I did have a mirena inserted April this yeah. Prior to that I had the jadella rods in my left arm. So wonder if its from that or just fatty tissue. Let's hope all OK for both of us. X
I'm only 42 😢
Cosmetic/baby powder is not healthy. It can contain asbestos.
@@richardssnz52023how are you now?
Do itchy armpits show as symptoms of breast cancer? About a month and a half ago my armpits were really itchy for a few days. I since found a small lump about the size of a pea or bean in my left breast. The itching stopped after a few days and no other symptoms.
What do you take?
Is it normal that I have never EVER had any nipple discharge in my life??? I didn't even know that was a thing except for lactating mothers....
Hello mam,
Its nice informative video. I have 1cm lymp in my right breast. They said its fibrodonoma. They told few women experience this. Im told to check every 6 months or 1 year to know whether its size increases. Do fibronoma is common or it may lead to any cancer issues
Good evening
I just spoke with my dr i had mammogram done . They found right breast has focal asymmetry. Right breast with 2 spota size of grapes compression cc and mlo views right lateral view and ultrasound. Spots at 10.00 both 8 cm from nipple us prn. My do dr said this needs to be ultrasound stat. He and other dr are concerned it cancer.
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So helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
No, they do not look the same. Lumps yes. Change in size yes, 6 years ago. Lymph nodes were swelling and painful bumps regularly last year but not today. Period is in 1 week.
Is it normal to feel numbness underneath the underbelly of the breast?
Tysm
Can old piercings cause nipple to cause hard rock bead seems like it on top of nipple.
So exactly how do you pull out your nipple?
My girlfriend has big mass she went And got it checked out 6 months ago & they said it’s nothing to worry about but over time it got so much bigger & know she has bump in her armpit she acting like it’s not big deal & she doesn’t even want to tell her mom idk what to do she doesn’t listen to me & Ik something is wrong she’s only 20 but ik this is serious
She definitely needs a biopsy. Never assume.
I wokeup 4 days ago with painful lump on my brest 😢 its a golf size very painful and it wasnt there coz i do check my breast every day when taking shower . I slept on a tough form cushion so im praying this caused it. Day 4 today the pain is hone down but i still feeling it and the lump still there . If i lie on my back the pain gets more😢. I live paycheck to paycheck so i can't afford even scan for now . Can this be caused by sleeping on that tough matress? Or is it sign of cancer? Hope to read you reply
Just to add I'm 43 years . And the last time I felt such pain on my breast was during breastfeeding 10 years ago. The pain feels like mastitis. I suffered from lots of breastmilk I could produce agallon aday😢 doctors said they've never seen such overproduction. It almost killed me
Is having large breast theres a chance of having breast cancer?
Helloo Dr and what about if your breast does not increase in size? You are 17yrs old and you dont see any change in your breast please i need your help
I’m not a doctor I’m just a woman. You’re 17, you’re very young. Hormones do play a role in breast development and you could still be adjusting to post puberty hormones. Your doctor will be your best help
@@lizi.2503 thank you
I have a rash on my left side of left breast and I’m scared to death 😢
I’ve had scabs on my nipples since I was a teenager. In 2019, my right breast began to swell randomly (without pain). The nipple became super itchy. The skin is now dark and thickened.
I went for an ultrasound and nothing was found - BIRADS 1.
A few months ago, I found a lump behind my areola in my left breast. I had another ultrasound done a few weeks ago and the rating was BIRADS 4B! The right breast with the itchy nipple showed no abnormalities however, there were lymph nodes with cortical thickening. On both sides actually.
I was always obsessing and checking my right breast, very rarely my left. And now I have this lump and thickened lymph nodes - I’m very afraid at this point.
I think I have cancer pls help me
What about men with breast pain ?
Go to the Doctor
I am 37 yrs old taking cimbination oral contraceptive pills ... ( Novelon)... Does is it safe taking it as i am using it from past 10 yrs
I'm so scared. I've been told it's an infection. I hope that's all it is but the redness is spreading. 😢
Thank you! Mine wasn't a lump, and so many videos and articles forget to mention all these other symptoms.
Sorry this is so long, but people should know! My main symptom was a vague (easily ignored) pain that radiated up and down that side, so it was hard to even tell exactly where it was. Nothing looked different. And that's NOT even where the tumor was! It's (still) in my armpit!! The other symptom was fatigue unlike any other, and I thought I'd finally overcome my life-long insomnia. I'm a big lady, so I never saw or felt my tumor at almost 2" that was "satelliting" with my lymph nodes, which are all clear now, and the tumor is currently the size of a small pea as I type this.
I haven't had any chemo! Just Ibrance, Lupron and Letrozole!
My breast cancer (invasive ductal cancer) was stage 4 before I ever even got my first mammogram (first week of January 2020), and then everything sped up faster than I can describe for about 3 months. An unrelated spike in my liver enzymes triggered a new scan that revealed tons of tiny nodules deep in both lungs, which were biopsied via wedge resection surgery. And now it also appears to be in my lower spine as of last year, though a biopsy there is harder to get, so they're kinda educated-guessing from what the PET scans (every 6 months) appear to be showing. The lungs sound good, and the nodules are so small you need a radiologist just to see anything wrong! My monthly labs look great on a consistent basis, so...
I feel pretty good except sometimes in Week 3 of Ibrance I feel drained more easily, and less appetite for food sometimes. The only time I got sick on Ibrance was once I took it late at night after realizing I forgot my usual AM meds. Then I took my meds at my regular time the next morning, and "sick" followed shortly after. I accidentally doubled my dose. Don't do that.
*TLDR:*
I am *_LIVING_* on Ibrance, Lupron, and Letrozole nowadays as a stage 4 "thriver!" *"METATHRIVER"* and *"METAVIVOR"* is what they call it when you start thriving on metastatic cancer treatment, and I truly think you're headed there, but without being meta! I'm almost a little jelly.
Thanks for sharing this with us x
Keeping you in my prayers 🙏🏼
Do you recommend 2D or 3D mammogram for remaining breast post mastectomy? Thank you!
Whatever you unit has is fine
Is it normal to feel a lump in fatty breast tissue in 30's? Ultrasound and mammogram show no evidence of the lump felt. One side suddenly feels heavier than the next. What other screening can or should be used if no pain is experienced
breasts are naturally lumpy when you're young. If you've been scanned adn there was nothing to see then this is just waht your nomral breast tissue feels like
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No Dimple
No Inversion
No Discharge
No Rash
No Cycle
No B Cancer Fam Hist
Have a Lump
Left Side Left B
Can Feel it Easier Bending Forward
Appeared Overnight
Mammog Is Current
How far in do our lymph nodes go into the sides of our breast?
Why are you saying to feel the lymph nodes?
Need to know if its a swollen lymph node or a breast lump. Its not in my armpit but is on the side of breast right next to armpit.
Hello please answer this!
See mam im a normal teenagers
And like breast are normal they get somethine swollen during periods but its been 1 week since my breast are paining , i feel tenderness, my breast are swollen, they are kind of inverted and I'm going to get it checked but the problem is that period date us coming in 1day and breast have become hard and soft but some they feel hard and sometimes soft in different areas. So i cant identify if Their is a lump for something so please help in what should i d
How r u now??
@@MR-vd8rv normal but sometimes they pain..
Hello madam. I am watching your videos these few days. I am having a doubt madam so it would be a great help if u could read this message and let me a reply.
I am 21 year old girl. For the past few months I observe some changes in my breast. My right breast is sagging down and becoming asymmetrical. Also both the breast skin texture changes. I get red patches on my breasts at times. I found just two small lumps on my right breast and went for a ultrasound scan. But the results came saying that there is no any masses or abnormalities in both the breast and I have a pain due to costochondritis itseems madam. The report says there is no any issues within the breast tissues but i feel some changes like puckered skin and somr patches which are white brown and red at times in both the breasts. But I am really confused and even my parents are worried of. So it would be a great help if u could let me a reply whether can I just leave it orelse do I need further examination.
Thanking you madam.
i dont have any symptoms as said, just a lump in both the breasts, it doesnt cause any pain, also i hv noticed the lump a bit smaller than b4 at times of my ovulation period.
I feel something on my left breast
I have breast cancer🥲
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Brilliant! They are sisters not twins! 😂
Great advice. please can i get your WhatsApp number
I have swollen lymph on my left arm pit and sometimes it could be painful but no breast pain
I have swollen lymph on my left arm pit and sometimes it could be painful but no breast pain
I have swollen armpit on ultrasound..what is your outcome?I'm so scares
I have swollen lymph on my left arm pit and sometimes it could be painful but no breast pain
Same