Hi guys, hoping i can get some advice as im going crazy here! It has recently come to light (by accident) that my mum has a lump in her breast and has had for the last 5 years!!! She has not sought any diagnosis, advice or treatment and during this 5 year period the affected breast has shrunk and the skin over the lump is now inflamed, open and very painful. Shes concealed it and been treating the open wound herself. She refuses to seek any help whatsoever. She is very reluctant to speak with us about it and says we should respect her wishes not to be messed with. She is taking multiple pain killers (codeine, para ,brufen, she qlso takes pregabalin for longstanding back pain) to help but still suffering. She shrugs off any advice to ask her gp for any additional pain relief. The chances of it being cancer related are high I know, but on the other hand we cant say for sure as she wont go checked out! Its a nightmare living in limbo and must be hell for her too! Its like hell for my siblings and I to watch her suffering but not wanting to help herself. She says at this moment everything is 50/50 wether it is cancerous or not however if she found out for definate it would be 100% and she couldn't cope with that... what can we do!!! Can u guys offer any advice???
