Hi everyone
Hoping someone can reassure me or say they've been in a very similar situation.
For the past 8 years I've had really yellow scabby nipples. I was pregnant at the time and asked my midwife about it and she said it looks like thrush, recomended some cream and that was that. Well it never really cleared up but it's never bothered me. The past couple of weeks both my nipples have been burning and very itchy so I went to the doctor.
She examined both my breasts and got another doctor in for a second opinion. No lumps or bumps. She said to the other doctor she was concerned about pagets. He then told her because it's in both nipples and has been for a long time it's very unlikely it's pagets and he thinks eczema. They've given me a strong steroid cream and I have to return to the doctor in 3 weeks to see if its made any difference and if nothing they will refer me to the breast clinic so they can look more into it.
So it's been 5 days since I've had the steroid cream and it's made no difference at all and I've got to wait another 2 weeks to go back to the doctor. I know its not been long but I'm starting to panic more now. I've googled it (I know i shouldnt) and nipple eczema is often misdiagnosed and is pagets.
I'm losing sleep and it's constantly on my mind that I have cancer. I'm only 31 and I have three children and it just scares the life out of me.
