I pretty much know that tenderness.... I've been pretty tender the last month or so. 7 months post op srs.. and 3 years post HRT start..... that tenderness has come and gone (only the wind knows why it blows).....But sure enough, a medical exam today (for Canadian immigration), the doctor was feeling around, and I almost let out a eeeek, when she was doing a breast exam.
I'll take the pain, for the growth, for sure! Your experience may be the same.. don't let a lapse of 6-9 months fool you, it could come back... in force!
Melan