Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: mechakitty on July 27, 2011, 01:07:04 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: mechakitty on July 27, 2011, 01:07:04 AM
Post by: mechakitty on July 27, 2011, 01:07:04 AM
Hah, so, my uhm...
My boobs hurt. :'(
And they itch. >:( (Well, specifically, the nipples itch.)
I've been on HRT for almost two months. I occasionally have what can be described as a mild stinging pain that is amplified whenever something taps my breast. Even a moderately tighter t-shirt will do it. Occasionally, my nipples will itch. I've been told all of this is normal, but still, it's driving me insane. Any advice from the uber-learned experts of this wonderful community is much appreciated.
I jokingly asked my cis-female coworker, "What the hell do you take for this? Midol?!" :laugh:
With love,
mechakitteh
My boobs hurt. :'(
And they itch. >:( (Well, specifically, the nipples itch.)
I've been on HRT for almost two months. I occasionally have what can be described as a mild stinging pain that is amplified whenever something taps my breast. Even a moderately tighter t-shirt will do it. Occasionally, my nipples will itch. I've been told all of this is normal, but still, it's driving me insane. Any advice from the uber-learned experts of this wonderful community is much appreciated.
I jokingly asked my cis-female coworker, "What the hell do you take for this? Midol?!" :laugh:
With love,
mechakitteh
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: Medusa on July 27, 2011, 03:08:57 AM
Post by: Medusa on July 27, 2011, 03:08:57 AM
I'm at beginning of second month (started 23rd June, one day after my 25th birthday ;D) and during last week it begin to hurt if I touch nipples so I'm very interested what I can expect :)
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: Padma on July 27, 2011, 04:54:16 AM
Post by: Padma on July 27, 2011, 04:54:16 AM
I've heard (from teen gals) that rubbing in vitamin E straight from the capsules helps with skin elasticity and whatever else is going on under there - I'm not there yet myself, but I'll certainly be trying that out come the day.
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: Rabbit on July 27, 2011, 05:08:48 AM
Post by: Rabbit on July 27, 2011, 05:08:48 AM
I just live through the pain / itchiness (with some careful scratching)... but, more annoying problem is when the nipple cracks / breaks from growth (which makes doing anything with them hurt). I found moisturizing lotion helps with that (which you might already have if you are experiencing the skin drying out thing on the face).
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: LilKittyCatZoey on July 27, 2011, 05:10:57 AM
Post by: LilKittyCatZoey on July 27, 2011, 05:10:57 AM
Quote from: mechakitty on July 27, 2011, 01:07:04 AM
Hah, so, my uhm...
My boobs hurt. :'(
And they itch. >:( (Well, specifically, the nipples itch.)
I've been on HRT for almost two months. I occasionally have what can be described as a mild stinging pain that is amplified whenever something taps my breast. Even a moderately tighter t-shirt will do it. Occasionally, my nipples will itch. I've been told all of this is normal, but still, it's driving me insane. Any advice from the uber-learned experts of this wonderful community is much appreciated.
I jokingly asked my cis-female coworker, "What the hell do you take for this? Midol?!" :laugh:
With love,
mechakitteh
haha just like me
but i found cream helps more than lotion
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: Rachael on July 27, 2011, 05:13:10 AM
Post by: Rachael on July 27, 2011, 05:13:10 AM
i have been on hrt for 2 years and have grown to a c. In that time I had plenty of hurt and itchiness what i found helped for the itch was just a good moisturing lotion because the skin is stretching for your boobs to grow
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: hilah.hayley on July 27, 2011, 09:57:18 AM
Post by: hilah.hayley on July 27, 2011, 09:57:18 AM
lol, try ice cubes? ;)
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: mechakitty on July 27, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Post by: mechakitty on July 27, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Haha, I might actually try lotion or cream, if only for the dryness, because I actually had a teeny droplet of blood form on my nipple a few days back from dry skin. Originally, I would get stingy pains once in a while, and now the pain more resembles an ache that something like ibuprofen might help with. I might try that next time I have a bout of it.
Funny how it only seems to be painful once in a while, and not chronically.
Funny how it only seems to be painful once in a while, and not chronically.
Title: Re: Techniques for reducing breast pain and itchiness
Post by: DanaDane on April 28, 2015, 09:04:14 PM
Post by: DanaDane on April 28, 2015, 09:04:14 PM
On E since 4/20 and Spiro for a week now and have noticed that my nipples are starting to itch.. aaaaauuugh.