I also quit breastfeeding 6 weeks ago
Anyone with fibrocystic breast disease will benefit from reading the work of Dr. John Lee and his use of using Natural progesterone cream which has been successful in treating this "disease" usually within 4 months. I am using it in place of tamoxifen as it opposes estrogen. I am also using the diet recommended by Professor Jane Plant "Your Life in your Hands" and I am now a vegan and feel great. I had a grade 3 tumour with 2 positive lymph nodes 2 years ago with so far no recurrence. My radiologist noticed my breast tissue is far less dense now than 2 years ago which I put down to the diet.
Good luck
Sue
I'd add that a mammogram at age 25 is often not very useful: at that young age tissue tends to be very dense because of the active glands, and lots of shadows appear, which can be hard to interpret. So don't freak out if you get a report that's equivocal. However, what you describe does indeed sound like fibrocystic changes and not very much like anything serious. If the doctor you saw was not a breast surgeon, it might be that at some point it would be useful to see one to ease your mind. But painful lumps that are worse premenstrually and are multiple are very typical of fibrocystic lumps, and not at all typical of cancer. The symptoms have to begin sometime, and it's rare to see them younger than the early twenties; another thing that goes along with fibrocystic changes in your case.
Dear JayDee_936: Breast cancer is not usually painful and usually does not present as "lumpy." Lumpy usually is associated with fibrocystic breast disease which can be common in young women. Caffeine will make this condition worse. At your age, it is highly unlikely, given the symptoms you describe, that this is breast cancer. Hopefully, having the mammogram will ease your mind.