Red, swollen, hot breast 5 years after mastectomy with recon

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Tuesday my right breast started itching on the bottom and outside. 2 hours later I looked and it was red in a small area and by the next morning the entire breast was red, hot, and swollen. I saw the nurse practitioner at the breast surgeon and had an ultrasound that shows fluid. They told me mastitis which I wasn't sold on but said ok I'll go with this and take the meds. After getting home and having time to think and research it just doesn't add up that I'd have that much breast tissue to get this inflamed. After talking to my sister, a triple negative survivor I decided to call back this morning. They already had a new plan for me...more antibiotic and see plastic surgeon. It's a holiday week so getting in anywhere isn't easy. My concern is inflammatory breast cancer or lymphoma from the implant anybody here haven any suggestions or a similar situation witha positive outcome