Breast Pain: A Case Study

If an unusually form of lump forms around the breast area, that issue/need becomes a problem which needs to be solved. To solve the problem or take advantage of the opportunity, the consumer/ patient seeks information regarding potential problem from specialist who then can assist with evaluating alternative. The goal is to find the best response to the problem or opportunity.

Therefore it is vital to ask the patient how they would like to disclose the information and can prompt the physician to the most ideal approach to arrange the dialog from there on out. He inquired as to whether she would like him to give her all the information on the results or gave her the choice of outlining the outcomes and investing more energy in the talking about and treatment arrangement. She requested that he told her like it is and she did not want to wait any longer. This represents instrumental support and she felt as if she was an active participant and involved in decision making.

On physical examination, she had a firm to hard, non tender lump on the right side. The contralateral breast examination was unremarkable. Axillary lymph nodes were not palpable.

These benefits included finding a doctor in the area. Few weeks after discussing and researching with her family, she finally decided to see the doctor. Mrs. Sofia then had to make an appointment with the doctor in order to do her physical and health history. During her physical exam, the doctor asked her if she does an annual self-breast exam once a month. Mrs. Sofia told the doctor that she never checks her breast and she do not know how to do a self-breast exam. Upon physical assessment the doctor found a large lump in Mrs. Sofia’s breast. The doctor orders a diagnostic mammogram that shows that the area of abnormal tissue (lesion) is more skeptical and a biopsy should be done in order to determine if it is

swelling in the left lower outer quadrant of left breast measuring 3 cm in diameter. The lump was freely mobile and not fixed to skin

Yes, she was very happy to hear it was a cyst. She was not too familiar with breast cyst so I provided her with information pertaining to breast cyst and other breast changes that may appear as lumps. As far as education, at the time I worked at a hospital, which was strict on where we obtained education material for our patients. So I obtained some print outs of educational material from the source we used at the time and provided it for her to take home at discharge. We also had breast models on the unit so I went over the self-breast examination with her (even though she obviously was doing her monthly check, it was good reiteration!) and we went over all the important signs and symptoms that she should contact her provider when

As an intern with Magee Womancare International (MWI), the international humanitarian outreach arm of Magee-Womens Hospital, my primary goal was to provide breast health education to underserved African Americans and Latino women throughout the Pittsburgh area, to navigate and support these women through the breast health continuum of care, and to facilitate clinical and mammography screenings through the Breast Health Equity and Circulos de Amigas programs. As a male intern, my role in this program was to engage local and predominantly male-led grassroots organizations and religious groups in breast health education to promote healthy families and ultimately healthy and safe communities. I was also required to assist my fellow undergraduate intern Maddie with her work in the programing and execution of the South Asia Youth Summit (aka SAYS) program. In addition I was expected to assist my Suporvisiors with grant writing and miscellaneous task regarding running our several ongoing current grant initiatives. By the end of my internship at Magee Womencare International I developed a much more fundamental and in-depth understanding of MWI’s history, goals and objectives, the concrete steps involved in successful grant writing and the concrete steps involved in successful event planning among a plethora of other things. …

It’s pretty simple, right? It’s just cancer of the breast. What if this cancer makes it to another part of the body like the liver? Is it, now, liver cancer? How do I know it’s actually breast cancer? Most likely, you noticed an abnormal lump on your breast when you get out of the shower one day. Alternatively, you could have your yearly mammogram and your physician could notice a change in your breast tissue (“Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer”). Whatever the reason, it would be an urgent need to see your regular physician and have them refer you to a physician who specializes in breast cancer as soon as possible. According to the American Cancer Society, when there is a suspected mass in your breast, your attending oncology physician will ask you to consent to a breast biopsy. With this, they will send the specimen to be looked at by a pathologist. A pathologist is a medical doctor who is specially trained to look at cells under a microscope and identify diseases (“Your Breast Biopsy Results”). Because these pathologists are specially trained to differentiate between each type of tissue, they will know if it is breast cancer by the unique tissue markers it portrays (Hoonakker). Once you get your test results back, it can go one of two ways: it can be benign—where a simple surgery can remove the abnormal mass or it can be malignant—a lot more serious and have the possibility to metastasize to other parts of the body, like the liver. There is a

In 2013, about two months before me and my mom came to the US; she felt something wrong with her breast. Anytime when she was taking a shower, she always touched her body. Because of her age, she needed to check it if there was something wrong. One day, she felt something was inside it, but she did not care about it much. Until the day, it started hurting her, and she felt soreness a bit. She started telling me dad about it, and he drove my mom to the doctor to check if it was a breast cancer or not. After the doctor checked up my mom's breast by using mammogram, the doctor said my mom had a stage 1 breast

The patient could be having discomfort as a result of Seroma formation. This is a serious liquid in the dead space of the post-mastectomy axilla, breast, or skin following radical mastectomy (Downing, et.al, 2015). The reason the patient could be suffering from this is that Seroma formation is the most common early symptom or squeal after radical mastectomy. Moreover, patient symptoms such as requiring help to reposition mean that she is having mobility issues. The eruption

Breast cancer’s physicality comes in the form of a lump on a woman's breast. Since breast cancer is the number one form of non-skin cancer; it influences many organizations to help victims of this heinous disease. Breast cancer is not a current issue today; it has plagued modern society since the 1700’s but was not formally diagnosed until much later. Since the 1700’s, however, “doctors are convinced that the best way to treat breast cancer is to remove the breast” (Breast Cancer Nursing Care and Management). During

The results came in confirming a malignant tumor in my mother’s breast, and I knew her hopes had been crushed, but she remained strong. After the surgery, another biopsy established that the cancer was found on the outside of her tumor and also in her lymph nodes, so it was very possible that it could spread. She would need to get a mastectomy.

People who use medications often incorporate those drugs into their life in a variety of ways. For some, it is a life-saving that must be used in order to live. But for others, such as my informant, Amanda, some drugs that are not necessary for life have become equated as a “staple” item. Staple items by definition are “a main or important element of something, especially of a diet, such as bread, milk, etc.,” (dictionary.com). However, in her life, she has come to define the pain relieving drug, Advil, as “staple” for her health. Thus, the goal of my paper is to trace what caused Advil to become tantamount with necessary nourishment. Through the analysis of Amanda’s experience with pain, I will examine how both models of health are enacted as she takes Advil, which have come to change the biomedical intended purpose to a “staple” of life. To further my analysis, I will be referencing Joseph Dumit’s book, Drugs for Life: How Pharmaceutical Companies Define Our Health, Mol and Law’s paper, “Embodied Action, Enacted Bodies: The Example of Hypoglycemia,” and Clara Han’s chapter, “Labor Instability and Community Mental Health: The Work of Pharmaceuticals in Santiago, Chile.”

"Just, please try to understand. I don't want to think anything for four-five months due to my wife's treatment which is going to have a turning point soon." I said, keeping in mind my plan of making some more fruitful and ultimate change in the treatment.

It was just another Tuesday night. Cheryl Bovard was getting ready for bed when her hand brushed against her breast and she noticed a lump. “That’s not right,” she said to her husband, Mark. A mammogram seven months earlier hadn’t found any areas of concern and Cheryl wasn’t looking for anything unusual. But based on an experience from over a decade in the past, she knew the next steps to take.