Did you start to practice mammogram after forty?
Did you start to feel pain together with a nipple bloody discharge?
Do you find your breast changed in size?
Can you feel some swollen lymph nodes in your armpit?

It is hard to tell if there any lumps - I have fibrocystic breast disease. The pain has been going on for about 1 week. I went for my yearly mammogram on 10/19/07. I am awaiting results, however, the pain has become worse after the mammo. No discharge with pain.

Do you know that fibrocystic changes may make breast examination and mammography more difficult to interpret, early cancerous lesions may occasionally be overlooked?
Pain can be due to fibrocystic disease.
Are you experiencing itchy sensation on your nipples?
Have you been suggested to reduce the dietary fat and caffeine-intake to ease you fibrocystic symptoms?
Do you constantly have bloody discharge from the nipple?

I would get a second opinion from a breast specialist if you have bloody nipple discharge. Sometimes mammograms don't detect what a sonogram will. and vise versa.... a mammogram and sonogram of the breast go hand and hand with breast problems..... did they do a hemocult or a nipple discharge smear and sent it to the lab? If not... I would go back to the doctor and make them refer you to a breast specialist.

Many aggressive cancers happen quickly, and could be confused as a rash. There is a disease called pagets Disease (google IT), please be aggresive and find out for sure, early detection is the key altb ww

My doctor did get an occult blood on the discharge - positive.
I also got a sonogram as well as a mammogram - both negative.
The doctor thinks that the pain is related to hormones - I am having very bad hot flashes lately. I thank you for your input and thoughts and concerns. I am still worried even though I received negative on the mammo and the sono.

Please be aggressive, I recieves and e-mail from a young woman who has a picture of what it looks like. They did a mammo, and ultra sound and didn't find cancer, 6 months it was cancer and she died. If u want contact me at private messages and I will send u the e-mail ok WW

If the occult blood was positive...you need to get a second opinion.. the bloody nipple discharge would not be coming from hormonal changes. I would aggressivly request other tests be done to find out what is causing you to have bloody nipple discharge..Not trying to upset you. There are different reasons for that. Blood and serosanguineous discharge(straw color) carry the same signifucance. It could be due to a hyperplastic epithelial lesion which is usually benign or a duct papilloma. One way to determine this is a duct excision. You could also request blood tests that is specific for the breast.

As I already wrote to you fibrocystic changes may make breast examination and mammography more difficult to interpret and early cancerous lesions may occasionally be overlooked.

Please, ask for a second opinion and breast biopsy!
Blood discharge from a nipple is worrying sign.