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I am diagnosed with RA since 7 or 8 months. I'm on MTX 20 weekly inmjections and plaquenil 400 daily. I feel a relative improvement (not totally pain free, flaring now and then) . I recently feel a jabbing short pain in my left breast, especially around and in the nipple's area.

Has any one experienced this? Is it the RA or the meds?

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Please go to see your general doctor. Breast pain could be all sorts of thing, but always best to get this checked professionally especially if you have changes to your nipple.

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This is something for you to see your GP about Hala. Having had a bit of a scare I would get any abnormality/changes/odd feeling checked out straight away. Thankfully the biopsy proved I had microcalcifications, likely due to inflammation as I have RD, may be a similar thing with you. I didn't even know, I had no pain, it was just found from normal first over 50 breast screening. Do report any changes, especially if it looks as though your nipple is starting to be inverted, it may be nothing but it may be something so please don't ignore it.

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halaahmed in reply to nomoreheels

nipples look normal, just the weird feeling of pain :(

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nomoreheels in reply to halaahmed

That's good but I'd still go to see your GP just to be on the safe side. I don't have any pain there related to RD but I would certainly go if I felt any different.

Always get any symptoms in your breast checked out. Immediately, if not sooner. Just to rule out anything serious. As a breast cancer survivor, and I'm not saying that's what you have, but I know it's best to be able to rule it out. xx

I agree, please get checked out sooner rather than later, most likely nothing to worry about, but at least it will put your mind at rest. x

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