[nabigus]

Hi, all. On my way out, but wanted to see if anyone else had had funky nipple discharge (ie, not just colostrum)--it looks like blood, but maybe stickier? I'm now 34 weeks, but it probably started around 25 weeks. My m/w called a specialist, who said it was nothing to worry about, but then was at a conference this last week and talked to someone who said it's not normal and should get checked out.

At my next m/w appointment, they're going to express some of whatever it is and send it to the lab to look for abnormal cells, a la pap smear.

I'm not freaked out (yet), but wanted to see if other people had had this or heard of it. Better safe and all that.

TIA,
Nancy

 

[MrsMoe]

Discolored nipple discharge (red or brown) is not normal and is linked to a papilloma or infection.

http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/nipple.asp

 

[wendy1221]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsMoe Discolored nipple discharge (red or brown) is not normal and is linked to a papilloma or infection. http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/nipple.asp

If you scroll further down in your link it says that bloody discharge during pregnancy is fairly common and not usually anything to worry about.

 

[MrsMoe]

It is only not serious if it is not a papilloma. It also goes on to state "If the discharge is bloody or serous, a mammogram is often the first test to be performed. Even when no cancer cells are found in a nipple discharge, it is not possible to rule out breast cancer or other condition such as papilloma."

 

[mwherbs]

have someone do a smear of the discharge

if they aren't familiar with how to do it the mw can call the lab and they will tell her what to do or go to a doc

I would do the smear before I went and did something like a mamo in pregnancy
does this discharge come after sex or certain activites or just any time?

 

[nabigus]

it seems to happen most at night or when I'm doing yoga or exercising (judging from when I find it on my bras or PJs). But that could just be when I notice it--it's pretty random, too.

My mw is doing a smear on Tuesday when I see her next.

Thanks!
nancy