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over 2 years with GM?
Hi all!
I have had GM since July 2012..I wonder if takes more than 2 years to go away..it is much better now, but not sure if the breast feels normal again when GM is gone or not.
My ultrasounds show only "deep" lumps, meaning that they do not come to surface but have "pus" (not infection) inside and need to be "needle drained" (if I touch my breast I cannot even tell they are there).
Anyone?
Take care!
I have had GM since July 2012..I wonder if takes more than 2 years to go away..it is much better now, but not sure if the breast feels normal again when GM is gone or not.
My ultrasounds show only "deep" lumps, meaning that they do not come to surface but have "pus" (not infection) inside and need to be "needle drained" (if I touch my breast I cannot even tell they are there).
Anyone?
Take care!
Thanks!
It looks normal (obviously I have scars from the old abscesses), it is smaller than the one without GM, but it feels lumpy..I mean not lumps that hurt or the ones that you know are going to become abscesses; no pain, no redness or tenderness...and no more joints pain either!
But, as I mentioned before, they did took some fluid from 2 deep lumps last month, but on the other hand I haven't had an abscess for the last 4 months (breaking skin type of abscesses)...what do you think? do you think it is going away? or it is just giving me a "break"...take care!
It looks normal (obviously I have scars from the old abscesses), it is smaller than the one without GM, but it feels lumpy..I mean not lumps that hurt or the ones that you know are going to become abscesses; no pain, no redness or tenderness...and no more joints pain either!
But, as I mentioned before, they did took some fluid from 2 deep lumps last month, but on the other hand I haven't had an abscess for the last 4 months (breaking skin type of abscesses)...what do you think? do you think it is going away? or it is just giving me a "break"...take care!
Hi Veronica, I have not had an ultrasound since my GM went away. I had mine for 9 months. The breast is smaller and feels different from the other breast. I believe it feels different for several reasons: there's scar tissue in there. Also, being that there is less breast tissue in there, you can feel different parts of the affected breast/chest that you can't feel on the un-affected side.
Also, radiologists read ultrasounds differently. I went to one radiologist and he told my breast specialist I had deep pockets of fluid as well that was draining through channels in my breast, and the only way to drain it was to make a wide incision in my breast which would require a wound care nurse to pack it daily. Thankfully I declined that surgery. Because when I went to see a different radiologist (whom was familiar with GM) he said those dark areas were " shadowing from the dense tissue above mixed with all the inflammatory changes".
Other than the ultrasound results, does your breast look and feel normal? No pain, no redness, no tenderness?
Also, radiologists read ultrasounds differently. I went to one radiologist and he told my breast specialist I had deep pockets of fluid as well that was draining through channels in my breast, and the only way to drain it was to make a wide incision in my breast which would require a wound care nurse to pack it daily. Thankfully I declined that surgery. Because when I went to see a different radiologist (whom was familiar with GM) he said those dark areas were " shadowing from the dense tissue above mixed with all the inflammatory changes".
Other than the ultrasound results, does your breast look and feel normal? No pain, no redness, no tenderness?
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