Help for my mother

jacibug622

I am new to the board and trying to get information for my 57 year old mother. May 08 she was treated for a breast infection where they had to cut open & drain infection and gave her antibiotics. It went away. Then Nov 09 she started to get the symptoms agian. Swelling , redness, inverted nipple, lots of pain. We brought her back to the hospital and they told her she had another breast infection. They did a ultra sound buit couldn't see much because of the infection. They gave her antibiotics and told her when it cleared up she needed to come and do a mamogram. It was gradually getting better and a few days after she finished the antibiotics then her symptoms started all over. I brought her to the dr agian and they did a ultrasound and the dr saw something she said. I asked her what she thought it was and all she said was " It isn't infection" . My mother has no income and we have to bring her to a charity " state runned hospital". Last time we went they said it was infection and scheduled her for the first opening for a mamogram which would be June 2010. When we went the other day they wanted her to do one that day but couldn't fit her in until this Thursday. They are doing a mamogram and some kind of detailed ultrasound. Then she goes back in another week for the results. I am worried because all the symptoms point to IBC but she would get some relief from the antibiotics for a couple of weeks. The first time she went a whole year with no problems. Every time we go she sees a differnt dr but this time the dr said when we come back to please ask for her. Please give me some insight here? How common is it to keep getting breast infection in the same breast???

Faith316

Have you specifically mentioned your concern that it is IBC?  If not, please do so and ask them to do a biopsy and not just keep giving antibiotics.  It may not be IBC (and I hope it isn't) but they have to rule it out sooner rather than later.  Good luck.

jacibug622

They said that once she gets the mamo tommorow and when we go back the week after the dr said that once they know what they r dealing with that they may just admit her and remove it.

leisaparis

most mamo's don't show IBC...you have to have a biopsy to know.....if the mamo shows nothing...please have them do a biopsy

jacibug622

When the dr did the ultrasound she said that once they did the mamo and some other ultrasound that they are going to biopsy it. Thanks