* Please help*
im in my late 20s and have been experiencing horrendous breast pain for 6+ months, I've been to my GP twice, on the first occasion they brushed it off with being related to my menstraul cycle and told me if it hadn't improved to return, a month later and the pain worsened so I made another appointment, this doctor did a physical examination, and explained my breasts felt slightly lumpy but that can be normal but would book my in with my local breast clinic for a ultrasound scan to rule out any cysts. I went to my breast clinic appointment. - and the consultant was really dismissive, when I explained my symptoms and pain - she seems extremely unsympathetic and unresponsive, she did a physical examination and wrote me off with breast pain related to my bra?! Wouldn't follow through with the scan.. she advised me to change my bra to ether a non wired bra or a sports bra.
I did both.. I also followed advice to take ibuprofen and paracetamol, cold and hot compress and inuropen gel. The pain has intensified so much so - I've had to stop wearing bras altogether. As a 27 year old this along makes me extremely self conscious but it's the only sense of relief I get. Every morning when I wake my right breast is so so sore. It aches all day radiating into my armpit, I get a burning sensation across my chest and down into my abdomen which almost feels like a rash but there's nothing visible to see. Since experiencing the pain, I've suffered awful nights sweats almost nightly. I sleep with my window open (in December) and just in shorts and a loose cami top.
I haven't started any new medications.
I tried making another doctors appointment and had a week and a half wait... of which I know they'll probably only refer me for another scan, including another wait. I took myself down to my local minor injuries unit hoping they'd be able to offer me a ultra scan there and then - they didnt even do an examination. Told me to go back to my local Gp. I went home and rang 111. They told me they'd put me on a call back list from out of hours Gp - (of which id already done myself early that morning) your meant to hear back within 6 hours. the receptionist rang me following the 111 request, saying I wouldn't be getting a call back as they're too busy.
I honestly don't know where to turn - I feel like I'm not being taken seriously. And it's draining me so much I'm just exhausted and cry through frustration.
has anyone experienced anything similar and had an outcome??? Or any advice of where I should turn next - should I take myself down to A&E??
