RA and the Menopause!!

hmm mand dont mess with lumps plsd you are seeing consultant.. how doee it feel, firm hard, soft or squidgy??, cold be a cyst? cld be a swollen gland or it cld b the other thing>>, best get it checked asap , thinking of you xx

mandy best to get expert opinion,, it could well and def hopefully non malignant, google breast lumps... then look at breast.com(about . com) it all depends whether it is round or irregular.. or whether it moves,, best to leave it to the consultant.. my mum had one.. did a needle biopsy there and then and hers was fine.. its a very specialifield keep us posted. no two lumps are same by defintion., it is treatable if it is the worst news... it is now curable unlike ra....

Hi Mand

keep posting about your appointment Hope all goes well

xxxx

Glad to hear your GP is on the ball, and getting you checked out.

keep us posted

take care

Sue x

Hi Mandy, I'm going through early menopause ... and it's taking a bloomin' long time. By the time it finishes it will probably be normal age menopause! I started with hot flushes at 39 and they're still going strong at 43. Whether it's connected to RA I have no idea though - no one's suggested it is.

I would certainly agree ANY lump should be checked out, but on the bright side I've had three of cysts under my arms related to being immunosuppressed, one of which got revoltingly infected (hope no one's eating breakfast while reading this ...) and took a LOT of antibiotics to get rid of, but that's all they were ... cysts. I hope yours turns out to be the same - it probably will - but far best to play it safe!!

glad penguin... bought up the immuno seppressed lumps idea.. like in my personal mail to you .. alison x

Hi Mand, am too going through the menopause at 43 due to a hysterectomy 2 years ago, am on HRT. I too had a lump last Oct which turned out to be a cyst, i hope yours is too !

Hope all goes well Karen x

Hi Mandy, u shud ask ur g p to run blood tests and they will show if you r perimenopausal or at what stage you are at. I am 49 and finished my menopause so everyone is different. I had the most awful towel around the neck night sweats but that my worst symtom! I also had a hysterectomy at 39 so probably caused early onset. The breast lump should be taken seriously glad u r being referred! Good luck.