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Left breast pain: no external swelling
Hello doctors. I'm a 36 year old single, working woman. For the past few days I have been having some pain on the left side of my left breast which hurts only when something hits it or if I tap on the place. I normally sleep turning to the left side. This winter when it was horribly cold I slept in a completely round way such that somehow the bone of my hand fell on the left side of my breast. Following that, I have been consistently hurt there, by other people's elbows when I board crowded public buses. Now there is a brownish mark there, similar to a blood clot mark and hurts when something hits the clot like mark/if I stretch a lot or if there is any jerking of the vehicle I'm using to reach the office. I have checked but there is no pimpling/orange peel like texture/redness or any other external swelling. Although I never noticed before but it seems now the left breast is marginally larger than the right one. Now my question is should I be worried? What should I do? Any medicines?
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1st of all difference in the size of breast is very normal and a common findings , nothing to worry about it.
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The tenderness and discolouration always needs proper examination. There are various entities which can cause breast pain and discomfort and it may be cyclical or may coincide with the history which you give on retrospective basis.
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Consult a gynaecologist in person soo that proper examination and medication accordingly can be given.
Signs of inflammation needs to be ruled out.
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Your symptoms are most suggestive of local trauma/bruise or muscle-rib pain, especially since pain occurs only on touch/pressure and there is a brownish mark. This is unlikely to be cancer. Mild size difference can be normal. Use warm compresses, avoid pressure on the area, and take a mild painkiller if needed. If pain or discoloration persists beyond 2–3 weeks, or if you feel a lump, consult a surgeon/gynecologist for examination and ultrasound.
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Hello respected madam. We need to evaluate further for any significant history that you might have apart from the above minor trauma described by you. Ruling out connective tissue diseases and ensuring that no local wound or blood clot or tumour exist after a thorough examination by a doctor would be a good way to go.
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Consult a gynaecologist or surgeon and consider ultrasound breast or mammography as per their advice
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