With all due respect to Becky B.'s old doc's dx of varicose vein for breast pain, I wonder about it. I have a deep varicose vein behind my knee, sort of, and it sometimes gets annoying if I'm on my feet a lot, if the weather is hot, if I've put on yet MORE weight, etc. However, the pain is never as bad as described in the mom's breast, and I find it hard to visualize a breast having to sustain as much pressure as my right leg. Just my lone opinion. Judy Knopf