Remembering 2004
I felt a lump in my left breast while taking a shower. I have always been aware of what my breasts feel like. I have a lot of dense tissue — so dense that the surgeon who performed my breast reduction (in 1996) had trouble separating the tissue to take some out and leave some in. My breasts always seem lumpy to me, and I never knew if I’d be able to tell the difference between normal and abnormal tissue. I once had a mammogram because of something I felt. It all turned out fine. It was just the dense tissue. All of my annual GYN visits have revealed nothing abnormal. But I’ve always been aware and curious, which is why I found something in the shower. I knew it was not normal. It was hard, and it felt like a small, frozen green pea. It moved around, and for the first few days, I had a hard time locating it. Once I became obsessed with it, I could find it immediately.
Was this the anniv. of the date that you found your lump?
Your pic gave me chills…thanks once again for sharing your story with all of us!
Yes, five years ago today, I found my lump! The picture, however, is a recent one.
Hi..I came across your blog today. This post hit home for me. I also found a lump in my breast in the shower, exact same description as yours. hard, pea size, shouldnt be there. i go in for surgery on 12/02. I am terrified and a mess emotionally. :/
How are things going, Heather?