3 months ago, a relative went to the hospital for examination due to breast pain. The color ultrasound found 4a of the left breast nodule. The doctor recommended surgical resection of biopsy . The final pathological report was: breast fibrocystic hyperplasia.
A few days ago, a relative sent a WeChat message saying: My breast nodule has undergone surgery, why does my breast still feel pain? Is there any other problem? The implication is whether the surgery is not clean.
This situation is often encountered in clinical practice, and there are many people with such doubts. Let’s reveal the truth below.
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Breast pain is often not caused by breast nodules
Her breast pain is complex. The common causes are as follows:
◆ Mastitis
Breast inflammation are easier to diagnose. In addition to breast pain, one is a history of breast inflammation, and the other is that most breast skin will flush, and it is accompanied by Breast lump , or the skin feels higher in the place of the lump, and can be made with a clear diagnosis.
◆ Breast hyperplasia
Breast hyperplasia caused by increased number of breast ductal epithelial cells or cystic dilation, most of which are accompanied by breast pain. This pain has no fixed position or fixed time. The pain is mild and severe, and the degree of pain is not proportional to the degree of hyperplasia. In color ultrasound, the hyperplasia is relatively serious, and the pain is not obvious in the areas where the nodules are formed, and the pain is not obvious; and in those areas where the pain is very severe, there are no obvious lumps or nodules.
◆ breast cancer
Most breast cancers are painless, and only about 10% of breast cancers will have painful symptoms. A preliminary judgment can be made in combination with breast color ultrasound and breast mammography .
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◆ Breast pain
Breast pain is not a disease, it is just a symptom, or a feeling of self. After eliminating organic lesions such as mastitis, breast cystic hyperplasia, and breast cancer, breast pain can be judged as breast pain.
About one-third of women experience discomfort such as breast swelling and pain before menstruation, which is caused by an increase in estrogen levels in the body. Breast pain is closely related to emotions. If you are angry, nervous, anxious, stressed, or have poor rest and poor sleep, breast pain will occur, or there will be amplification pain.
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Breast nodules are mainly to rule out early breast cancer , not to eliminate breast pain
For breast pain caused by mastitis, as long as the inflammation is eliminated, the pain will naturally be relieved; for breast cancer, surgical biopsy is required regardless of pain or not; for breast pain, surgery does not require surgery. In medical terms, it means that there is no indication for surgery .
For breast nodules caused by breast hyperplasia, if physical examination, breast color ultrasound and mammography do not find malignant changes, no surgery is required. Only when the nodule is suspected to have a malignant change, in order to understand the true face of the nodule and rule out the possibility of early breast cancer, surgical removal is required for pathological examination to confirm the diagnosis.
After breast nodules surgery, symptoms of breast pain may still occur. It is not that the surgery has not been cleaned, nor that the lesions have occurred.
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Methods to prevent and relieve breast pain
Since breast pain is closely related to emotions, the key to is to do a good job in emotional management, and to control lifestyles, reduce the occurrence of breast pain, control the progress of diseases, and improve the quality of life.
1. Emotional management
Cultivate a good mentality, avoid excessive mental tension, try not to get angry, know how to release work pressure, and maintain an optimistic and relaxed mood.
2. Diet conditioning
You can eat more coarse grains, fruits, vegetables, and beans, such as carrots, tomatoes, kelp, cabbage, Mustard , kohlrabi, cabbage, mushrooms, etc. Eat less high-sugar, high-salt, high-fat, pickled products, and fried foods.
3. Daily care
Wear a suitable bra to protect the breasts, prevent breast sagging, and avoid breast trauma. You can do breast massage during bathing to promote blood circulation of breasts .
4. Appropriate exercise
Exercise has a good effect on improving physical fitness and releasing emotions. Especially chest expansion exercises, stretching exercises, and swinging exercises are better. For example, playing badminton and table tennis are all good ways to prevent breast diseases and relieve breast pain.
5. Harmonious sex
Harmonious sex stimulates the secretion of progesterone, increases the protective effect on breast , and orgasm stimulation can accelerate blood circulation and avoid diseases in the breast due to poor qi and blood circulation.
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When breast pain, don’t think about resolving the pain by relying on surgery. Surgery cannot completely solve the problem of pain. When the breast nodule is surgically removed and biopsy, breast pain is still a common symptom. Don’t panic and think about it. If the doctor has ruled out organic breast diseases, he has to make adjustments by himself.
