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Inflammatory breast cancer?

Meganegan
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Hi,

 

I was hoping to discuss my symptoms? I'm panicking while waiting for a 2 week wait breast clinic appointment.

A week ago, I noticed a large pink patch on my left breast. It's about 5x3 inches. I showed my husband and he couldn't see it at first but could once I pointed it out.  I saw my GP on Friday, who prescribed a 7day course of penicillin. 4 days into the course, no improvement so I went back and saw a different doctor. I was in tears and panicking. She said its subtle but she can see what I mean. She referred me.

I have no lump, no tenderness, no warmth, no itching. But this red patch is not shifting. I have a 7 month old baby and I'm terrified of leaving him without his mummy. I stopped breastfeeding at 3 ish months as we were really struggling with it. 

I know I have to wait for my appointment but I can't eat or sleep and am crying constantly. In my head I've been decided I'm definitely dying. Can anyone give any perspective??

 

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    Hi megan

     

    i hope you're well

    sorry to hear of your symptoms, I'm currently experiencing the same

    did tou ever get a resolution?

     

    thanks x

  • Offline in reply to Amber_009

    Hi,

    Sorry to hear that you have symptoms. I hope you're doing OK. 

    I had an appointment at the cancer centre, and was examined by a nurse and consultant. They did an ultrasound and a punch biopsy. It turned out to be...nothing! The scan showed that the skin was thicker, but no cause was found. It very, very slowly has returned to normal. It took a really long time.

    This is pure speculation, but in retrospect I have wondered if maybe it was a weird side effect of the covid vaccine (I'm defo not anti vax BTW!). I don't think I'll ever know.

    I truly hope your issues are something similarly 'nothingy'. I'm here if you want to talk. I was overwhelmingly anxious when I was going through this, so please reach out if you need to.

    Megan x

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  • Offline in reply to Amber_009

    Hi,

    Sorry to hear that you have symptoms. I hope you're doing OK. 

    I had an appointment at the cancer centre, and was examined by a nurse and consultant. They did an ultrasound and a punch biopsy. It turned out to be...nothing! The scan showed that the skin was thicker, but no cause was found. It very, very slowly has returned to normal. It took a really long time.

    This is pure speculation, but in retrospect I have wondered if maybe it was a weird side effect of the covid vaccine (I'm defo not anti vax BTW!). I don't think I'll ever know.

    I truly hope your issues are something similarly 'nothingy'. I'm here if you want to talk. I was overwhelmingly anxious when I was going through this, so please reach out if you need to.

    Megan x

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