I have ignored it for too long and despite my humour I am actually in a lot of pain :(
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calista.. i remember you geting the mirena fitted... one of the side effects of this can be breast tenderness...... have you mentioned it to your family planning clinic???
Have been doing so but to little avail :(Quote by Calista
calista.. i remember you geting the mirena fitted... one of the side effects of this can be breast tenderness...... have you mentioned it to your family planning clinic???
Have been doing so but to little avail :(
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I have had the same thing, although I only gained a full cup size, after like 3 or 4 months, it kinda just stopped. It used to be agony to take my bra off in the eve because the weight would make them move and my nipples used to really hurt.
Have you thought that if your not having your period - it might be your body going WTF?!?!?! I went on the contraceptive injection, which is supposed to stop your periods, then about 6 months later, this started.
I dont know if its a coincidence, but it might be worth going to your GP, and underlining how important it is to you - and dont let them fob you off! bastards - they always just say take pain killers!
Or maybe just giving NHS direct a ring - they're usually lovely female nurses, who are much more understanding and surportive (in my experience anyway)
Sorry cant be more help....
Sini
they are a lot lighter and no pain :bounce: but still get the blasted things.
Avoiding fried and fatty foods, reducing salt in the diet, cutting out caffeine in coffee, tea and coca-cola and stopping smoking is helpful in relieving breast pain.
Until October 2002, oil of evening primrose was prescribed for moderately severe breast pain. The products obtainable on prescription have now been withdrawn (due to lack of scientific data showing how effective they are) but oil of evening primrose may still be available to purchase from health food outlets. Formerly advice was as follows: Taking evening primrose oil on a daily basis at a dose of between 3 and 4g or as prescribed by the General Practitioner is effective in up to two thirds of women with cyclical breast pain. The drug should be taken for at least 3 months as response to treatment can be slow. The side effects of evening primrose oil are very few but include occasional tummy upset, greasy skin and hair. If evening primrose oil is effective at reducing pain, it should be taken for six months and at the end of this period the drug should be stopped. Half of the patients will have no further pain. In those who develop breast pain again, in half the pain will be much less severe and a further six month course of evening primrose oil may be indicated.
Although a direct relationship might have been expected between the pain and hormone levels, in fact most women with breast pain have normal levels of circulating hormones. It is now accepted that the problem is not one of high hormone levels but of abnormal sensitivity of breast tissue to normal hormone levels. This increase in sensitivity is linked with the pattern of fatty acids in the blood stream. Fatty acids are substances present in all fats and oils that can affect the way the body responds to its own hormones. Women with breast pain have low levels of various fatty acids like gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). These fatty acids are made in the body starting with essential fatty acids that we obtain in our diet. Women with breast pain also have high levels of saturated fatty acids that increase and prolong the effect of hormones on the breast tissue and appear to cause pain.
Low levels of GLA and other fatty acids made from the essential fatty acids are not caused by dietary deficiencies. They are caused by an inefficient conversion process in the body. Dietary supplementation with GLA can overcome this inefficient conversion, raising levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids and simultaneously reducing levels of saturated fatty acids.
, hpoe you are better soon hun :therethere: 
