National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

In october of 2007, I found a lump in each of my breast. I went to my doc and he said he thought it was cause my hormonies where out of wack and that it was probally just cyst, so i went on birth control. It has been over 7 months and the swelling has gotten worse, so I went back, he said to take 4 ibuprofen 3 times a day. Well that didn't help at all and I can't get any relief from the pain and swelling so i have scheduled another appointment with him for next week, lets see what he says now. The pain is so unbearable at times that I can't even sleep without a bra, or wash them with a wash cloth when I shower. I have not yet experienced any discharge or anything, but I am highly concerned because, I have a 5 year old lil' boy who needs me to be here. I try not to let my mind take over and keep telling myself it is nothing major but, truthfully I am really scared, my family has a history of cyst and I have had several bad paps come back over the years. I need some answers and need something done, I start college come august and it would be great to know someting before then. It doesn't help that I don't have any insurance and can't afford the test, so I just pray that it will all be okay.