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greenish nipple discharge
There is a dark green sticky discharge from one of my nipples
when it is squeezed ( the way you would express milk). It has
probably done that for a few years and I have never had
it checked at the doctor. Is this anything to be concerned about?
It has no odor and is very sticky and you have to squeeze quite
a lot for it to come out.
when it is squeezed ( the way you would express milk). It has
probably done that for a few years and I have never had
it checked at the doctor. Is this anything to be concerned about?
It has no odor and is very sticky and you have to squeeze quite
a lot for it to come out.
Ok all you young woman out there,and the older ones two .I am 49 yrs old and I two have been freaked out with the same sick dark green sticky fluid coming from both nipples. Well I have been to the doctor a 1,000 times for this .It is very embarcing to go to a Dr. and say hey doc i have this green fluid coming from my breast .well the first dr i seen made he fill like a freak i showed him and then he left the room only to return with 3 more male dr.s all of them looking at me like i was from outter space .well the dr told me in his 20yrs of being a dr he had never seen it before but said it was normal.sounds like something a man would say. well i did not like his answer so i went to another dr and they did a culture on the fluid and it came back as a staph infection. please insist the do a cultue on the fluid .
to every one having a greenish dischare from your breast please have it checked out because i didnt and i found out it is breast cancer so please dont wait get it checked
i am 16 and have thick greenish yellow THING on my left nipple ...i am just scared i havent met a doctor yet,should i??isitsomething serious ? plz answer quickly...
Hi! I know this thread is a few years old, but I thought I'd reply anyway.
So, I am 23 years old, and in September of 2010, I noticed a pain and tenderness in my right breast. At the time, I was on birth control, and had missed a couple of my pills. My period ended up being a month late. I squeezed my breasts, and a milky fluid came out. I freaked out and thought I was pregnant.
So then I made an appointment at planned parenthood, they determined that I was not pregnant and they examined my breast. They were concerned because it appeared that the discharge was only coming out of one duct in my right breast, which they then told me was often a sign of some type of abnormality, infection, etc. They then made me discontinue my birth control because it could possibly worsen my situation. I feared getting pregnant so they offered me the mirena IUD. That's what I have now.
I was then referred out to a breast specialist. Because of my young age, I have not been taken very seriously by the doctors. In addition, my tests have all been inconclusive. I was given a breast ultrasound, in which nothing abnormal was found. The doctors refused to order a mammogram for me because they said I was too young and that it would not be able to detect anything. So then, they ordered a duct-o-gram for me, which is a process where they insert a catheter with a tiny camera on the end of it, into the duct that has the discharge. They then fill your duct with contrast solution and they look around with the camera and take pictures to find any obstruction. This procedure turned out to be a complete, torturous, disaster for me and ended in tears. Apparently, the procedure is supposed to be quick, and with little pain, so no medication or painkillers are offered for your comfort. Luckily my mom came with me and popped some xanax in my mouth to calm me down. However, it still went horribly wrong. The doctor kept apologizing to me, because in order to insert the catheter (which was the size of a small safety pin needle) he needed to squeeze out the discharge to find the opening of the affected duct. He kept trying to insert the needle but couldn't get it to go in. He spent 45 minutes trying to shove it into my nipple and it hurt so badly, the nurses were holding my head away so I couldn't watch because my nipple actually started to bleed. Finally, the doctor called it quits and reported it as unsuccessful because of my age, my breast tissue is too tight and I have never breast fed so my ducts are not dilated.
So now, 1 year and 3 months after my initial doctor appointment, I am still trying to figure out what is wrong. The thing that is really scaring me, is that my discharge has now gone from milky, to dark green. In addition, over the last year, I have two lumps in the upper area of my breast, that were not there last year when this all started. I noticed the new lumps when I was at the gym using the machine where you lay on your chest on the padded bar and then do crunches. The padded bar pressed into my chest and I felt a pain like there was something pressing into me, I looked and realized it was in my breast. They have been growing, and when I told my doctor, she couldn't find them and dismissed me. Now, 6 months later, I have a new doctor and I showed her exactly where they are, and she was able to feel them.
So now today I go in for an MRI. The doctors tell me that this is the last test they can do for me unless some other symptoms develop. I don't understand why but that's what they said. So if anyone out there reading this has had a similar experience, I'd love to hear what your diagnoses and treatment were etc.
Thanks so much.
Kia
So, I am 23 years old, and in September of 2010, I noticed a pain and tenderness in my right breast. At the time, I was on birth control, and had missed a couple of my pills. My period ended up being a month late. I squeezed my breasts, and a milky fluid came out. I freaked out and thought I was pregnant.
So then I made an appointment at planned parenthood, they determined that I was not pregnant and they examined my breast. They were concerned because it appeared that the discharge was only coming out of one duct in my right breast, which they then told me was often a sign of some type of abnormality, infection, etc. They then made me discontinue my birth control because it could possibly worsen my situation. I feared getting pregnant so they offered me the mirena IUD. That's what I have now.
I was then referred out to a breast specialist. Because of my young age, I have not been taken very seriously by the doctors. In addition, my tests have all been inconclusive. I was given a breast ultrasound, in which nothing abnormal was found. The doctors refused to order a mammogram for me because they said I was too young and that it would not be able to detect anything. So then, they ordered a duct-o-gram for me, which is a process where they insert a catheter with a tiny camera on the end of it, into the duct that has the discharge. They then fill your duct with contrast solution and they look around with the camera and take pictures to find any obstruction. This procedure turned out to be a complete, torturous, disaster for me and ended in tears. Apparently, the procedure is supposed to be quick, and with little pain, so no medication or painkillers are offered for your comfort. Luckily my mom came with me and popped some xanax in my mouth to calm me down. However, it still went horribly wrong. The doctor kept apologizing to me, because in order to insert the catheter (which was the size of a small safety pin needle) he needed to squeeze out the discharge to find the opening of the affected duct. He kept trying to insert the needle but couldn't get it to go in. He spent 45 minutes trying to shove it into my nipple and it hurt so badly, the nurses were holding my head away so I couldn't watch because my nipple actually started to bleed. Finally, the doctor called it quits and reported it as unsuccessful because of my age, my breast tissue is too tight and I have never breast fed so my ducts are not dilated.
So now, 1 year and 3 months after my initial doctor appointment, I am still trying to figure out what is wrong. The thing that is really scaring me, is that my discharge has now gone from milky, to dark green. In addition, over the last year, I have two lumps in the upper area of my breast, that were not there last year when this all started. I noticed the new lumps when I was at the gym using the machine where you lay on your chest on the padded bar and then do crunches. The padded bar pressed into my chest and I felt a pain like there was something pressing into me, I looked and realized it was in my breast. They have been growing, and when I told my doctor, she couldn't find them and dismissed me. Now, 6 months later, I have a new doctor and I showed her exactly where they are, and she was able to feel them.
So now today I go in for an MRI. The doctors tell me that this is the last test they can do for me unless some other symptoms develop. I don't understand why but that's what they said. So if anyone out there reading this has had a similar experience, I'd love to hear what your diagnoses and treatment were etc.
Thanks so much.
Kia
I have had a dark greenish discharge (at first it looked almost black) coming from right nipple (only when manipulated) accompanied by itching. It started shortly after I had my last child 16 years ago. I'm 46. The itching ranges from mild to somewhat intense. However, it is usually worse around a week or so before I get my period. I have always had regular mammos, everything was normal. But when I became concerned about the discharge and itching I had an ultrasound done. It was normal. However, I was advised to see a specialist which I did. The specialist I saw did not conduct an ultrasound of his own and based upon a visual, said it looked like my nipple was puckering and said I would have to have a biopsy. I was uncomfortable with that so I did my research. I found out that it is advised that a woman seek an expert opinion from a dedicated breast imager regarding an abnormal mammogram reading before undergoing a biopsy. That is exactly what I did. I chose to see a nationally renowned breast imager who came from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After reviewing the films and reports, she conducted a high resolution ultrasound, performed a breast exam and also tested the discharge (which was not blood). She was able to tell me that it was definitely not breast cancer. She said she'd seen all kinds of discharge, but this was nothing to be concerned about. The itching? She said use cortizone. It was worth every cent for me to get a second opinion from a leading doctor in the field because it gave me back my piece of mind. Rule of thumb - when in doubt, get it checked out. I hope this helps others. - ChrisofNJ
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