"Any history of breast cancer in the family?"
My heart raced when my gynaecologist asked me that question. "No", was my reply.
Yesterday, I went for my bi-annual pap smear test. It is not a routine question that he asks me when I visit him. It was because I shared with him a pressing issue he had to address. There has been shots of tingling, fired up kind of sensation on a specific area on my left breast that could be felt intermittently the past few days and lasts a few seconds each time. It started out mild, something you would just shrug off. But as the days passed, the sensation got more intense. A shocking kind of sensation, if I may add.
Prior to my visit, I did a check on the internet for causes on such symptom. Above all in my mind, I always tell myself to take information on the internet with a pinch of salt until the doctor gives his diagnosis. However, the information I read still remained vague because almost everyone had something different to say.
There has been nothing amiss when I examine myself - something that I do every month after the menstrual cycle. No changes in shape or any suspicious lumps. My gynaecologist also did not see or feel anything that could be wrong with my breast.
My gynaecologist concluded that it is probably due to a bruised nerve that is causing my discomfort. It can be a nerve that is linked to my sitting down cross-legged, or the added pressure when I sleep on my left side most of the time, hormonal changes and even my body's reaction to stress. The most simplistic conclusion he gave me was that my body is probably lacking in vitamin B.
Body Cue : Tingling, prickling, and numbness in hands, feet, or elsewhere.
Yesterday, I went for my bi-annual pap smear test. It is not a routine question that he asks me when I visit him. It was because I shared with him a pressing issue he had to address. There has been shots of tingling, fired up kind of sensation on a specific area on my left breast that could be felt intermittently the past few days and lasts a few seconds each time. It started out mild, something you would just shrug off. But as the days passed, the sensation got more intense. A shocking kind of sensation, if I may add.
Prior to my visit, I did a check on the internet for causes on such symptom. Above all in my mind, I always tell myself to take information on the internet with a pinch of salt until the doctor gives his diagnosis. However, the information I read still remained vague because almost everyone had something different to say.
There has been nothing amiss when I examine myself - something that I do every month after the menstrual cycle. No changes in shape or any suspicious lumps. My gynaecologist also did not see or feel anything that could be wrong with my breast.
My gynaecologist concluded that it is probably due to a bruised nerve that is causing my discomfort. It can be a nerve that is linked to my sitting down cross-legged, or the added pressure when I sleep on my left side most of the time, hormonal changes and even my body's reaction to stress. The most simplistic conclusion he gave me was that my body is probably lacking in vitamin B.
The Deficiency: B vitamins like folate (B9), B6, and B12. These symptoms can be combined with
anxiety, depression, anemia, fatigue, and hormone imbalances.
Yes, I am anemic. Something which I found out earlier this year after a routine health check up for an insurance policy. All seems to make perfect sense (or does it?). I have been given some medication and supplements to tide me through the next 5 days. After which, as my gynaecologist confidently said, "it will all clear up!"
I shall not want to be fretting over this even though I get reminders with the occasional "lightning" sensation. In times like this, I am trusting God for a complete restoration of my body.
