Hi, 

4 weeks ago I noticed pain my right breast with a large lump. There was inflammation, redness I was feeling extremely run down - feeling lethargic, pain in my joints etc.

my doctor initially gave me a course of antibiotics, 4 days into my course my pain was getting worse and the lump was changing to after a visit to A&E they referred me to see the breast clinic. 
 

I was seen my the breast clinic where I had an ultrascan, mammogram and biopsies.

i got my results and cancer was ruled out. They said I had chronic inflammation in my breast.

on a follow appointment at the breast clinic they drained some pus and sent it to the lab for some testing to see why my body was not responding to antibiotics.

yesterday I got a call from the breast clinic to say that my samples haven't grown anything.

the pain is still the same if not worse, my abscess / lump is still there and very painful and I have been experiencing extreme joint pain, feel tired all the time, I have lost weight and not eating much due to loss of appetite. 
 

I have had this "infection/ abscess " for 4 weeks. I have had 2 drains and both results have come back as no bateria grown. I have tried 3 different antibiotics and none of them have helped.
 

has anyone experienced this and could they have got my biopsy results wrong? 
 

I am still being seen by breast clinic and have a further appointment on Wednesday. 
 

please can some one give me some guidance on what I can ask them to do in terms of further testing or even repeat my biopsy? 
 

any help or guidance would be helpful. 
 

I have been off from work for 3 weeks now and struggling to see myself go back to work if this doesn't get resolved soon.