Mothers and Daughters Facing Fear Together

Life is hard enough for kids these days. I don't think that putting this on a 7 year olds shoulder would be wise. She is still a baby and a until you know something for sure there is no reason to scare her. If the worst possible prognosis comes out then you might want to share it with her in a way that will not scare the daylights out of her. She is her own person so no matter what you tell her about taking care of herself while she is young will not matter, she is going to do what she wants and not what momma thinks is best. Then when she gets older she will realize that mom was right. I will keep you in my prayers. Don't waste time get a appointment ASAP.... Good Luck

I know a girl who experiencing pain in her breasts, she was very scared that it was cancer. The doctor did whatever it is that they do, and he told her to stop drinking so much soda. He also said that cancer does not hurt. So maybe if you drink alot of soda try cutting that back.

I think you are jumping the gun here. The pain you are having may not have anything to do with breast cancer. You definitely need to go and get a mamogram though. Also, breast cancer doesn't usually hurt. It could be so many things. Because you are a smoker you may want to see an interest. Get a complete physical. Tell the doctor everything. Let them check out your heart too. Don't self diagnose yourself and start to worry. Whatever the diagnoses is (which may be nothing serious) doesn't mean the outcome will be fatal. And...of course you need to be honest with your daughter. If your are sick she will see you are sick.

Don't panic first of all. Go to the doctor and see what the problem is. Once you have a diagnosis then you can share it with your daughter. Don't think you've done anything wrong by not having a mammogram. They are not routing until you turn 35. Before 35 women get them when they have symptoms or have a family history of breast cancer. Chest pain are sometimes signs of anxiety or stress. It might not be as bad as you think. Keep positive and don't panic, you little girl will sense it. Good luck.

Maybe you have fibrocystic breasts. Lots of women have that and it can cause sharp breast pain. You should avoid caffiene. My ob/gyn also put me on Vit E supplements. That took the pain away immediately!

I think that it would be stressful and a big burden for a seven year old to carry, especially since you have no idea what is causing the pain. Could you be pregnant? Are you on a new form of hormonal birth control?

Go to the Dr, tell him/ her everything. If you do have a serious condition and you get all the information possible, then gently tell her about it and let her know you are doing everything right now to take care of it as best as you can.

It would be terribly disruptive in her life to start imagining mommy dying of cancer.

That's just my opinion. You know your baby best.

Good luck and I hope it doesn't turn out to be anything serious.