fatigue

brighteyes_03031985

I have not been diagnosed they are doing an ultrasound on wednesday to check me for ibc and others I am 25yrs old so they couldn't do a mammography my breasts turn very red and are inflammed they itch and stay very sore and have sharp stabbing pains and they both have the dimpled orange peel look but i was wondering if anyone experienced extreme fatigue and achyness (bones hurting everywhere) and slight nausiness with ibc before any treatments were done please let me know.

SeanE

Fever often accompanies first symptoms of IBC, which can make one fatigued and/or nauseous.

I don't understand why you can't do mammography - age has nothing to do with it, other than it is is not recommended to do periodic screenings at your age.  If needed to diagnose a current condition, there should be no problem.

You should be getting a mammogram, a breast ultrasound, a skin punch biopsy, and a fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of any areas of concern discovered in the mammogram or breast ultrasound.  These will also determine if there is any thickening of the skin of the breast - another distinctive symptom of IBC.

You should be getting these things done at the closest Comprehensive Cancer Center; local hospitals will not have dealt with it enough to be able to correctly diagnose or treat it.  These can be found here:

http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_centers/cancer-centers-list.html

Should you experience problems with diagnosis or treatment, I also highly recommend this site:

http://www.ibcsupport.org/

Best of luck to you!

Sincerely,

Sean E.

brighteyes_03031985

thanks my insurance won't pay for a mammogram unless something is found in the ultrasound then they will do a mammogram