Question: I have had a sharp pain in my right breast since last night. It felt like someone had cut off the nipple. There is a red streak going the full length of the aerola and it hurts. To answer the questions that were asked of the woman I'm reading that had this same problem: No nipple discharge, bumps around the aerola that come and go also sensitive. I have a large Blue vein that goes from the center of my chest to that nipple that gets sore and stands out. I've had slight chest pain on the right side a few times in the last couple of months. Once it's gone though I just forget about it. Yes, I'm on HRT & EPT.

I did apply a heating pad last night, now that explains why that helped. But I'm having a lot hot flashes. I get hot but then I'm freezing cold for the past 3+ months so it's hard for me to tell what's really going on with me.
I also take Percocet 3 times a day for back pain. Well not everyday, but as needed which lately has been every day. So I don't think I can take anything else, right? The moist heat should help.
How long will this last? I can't see a surgeon for at least a week. Will this pain last or get worse?
Do I just look for a General surgeon?
I just remembered something else from last night when all this started. I also experienced ringing in my right ear that I couldn't get to stop for about 30 minutes. My back, neck was really bad last night; however, I brushed it off to the back pain I usually have, just a bit more severe. The ringing in the ear is what was new. Is that another symptom of thrombosis?
One other thing, I had a total right knee replacement in February, 2014 and have been doing GREAT where the knee is concerned. However, in the last month or so, it's been more difficult to get going from a resting phase. Whenever I'm not feeling well, since the knee surgery, I notice a difference in the knee before anything else. I kind of figured that was normal after a knee replacement. It's the weakest part of my body so I always feel the effects of whatever is going on physically there first. Is that normal? I never bring it up to the doctors when I see them because I thought it was normal. I guess what I'm asking is should I mention the knee when I see the surgeon? It seems like it's two different things. Although, the knee is always effected when I'm sick.