Intense stress causing breast pain?
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I will be the first to admit I have health anxiety which definitely isn't helping my case here. However, before I go dropping money on doctors appointments I wanted to get some more insight outside of Google.
I usually get breast tenderness/soreness/nipple pain before my period, that isn't new to me. I'm about a weekish away from that starting though. I'm currently dealing with nipple soreness as well as slight swelling/soreness on the top of my left breast. There's no hard lump, it just feels like swollen tissue from what I've felt. trying not to mess with it too much to make it worse or get in my head.
Now the stress. This past Saturday my husband and I woke up to find our cat paralyzed from the waist down, howling, crying and we had to wait two hours to get him into a vet and finally put down due to a blood clot. It was traumatic, my blood pressure skyrocketed enough I was almost sick a few times, and I had my usual panic response which I haven't had for a long time (I shake like a leaf from adrenaline dumping). That being said, the past few days have been emotionally intense, I didn't eat a real meal for two full days. Sunday I noticed the nipple was slightly sore but I shrugged it off. Yesterday (Wednesday) I noticed the top of the same breast was kind of sore and felt slightly swollen. I wouldn't say there's a lump, more just inflammation i can move a bit. my panicked brain googled and yes, high stress causes hormonal fluctuations which can lead to breast pain but of course it's always recommended to get checked out. Just in case I've been keeping Castor oil on it (worth a shot I thought) and I've just been trying to keep my mind off of it.
has anyone else experienced something similar? I dont mind making an appointment, but it's happened a few times where whatever my concern was disappeared or alleviated itself before appointment day.
any insight, advice or even tips are appreciated ❤️