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JMSTULIR
JMSTULIR Member Posts: 18
edited June 2014 in IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)

Hi all knew here and I had some questions not sure if any of you could answer but thought I would try. About 2 wks ago I noticed my right breast had ALOT of tenderness,pain,itching and also I have 2 patchy spots by the areola which itch also. It has a light red/purple color. I also noticed at times it feels likes it got a shooting/stabbing pain that runs through it. I dont know if its normal but I have noticed to I have alot of I guess u can say little vessels that r red/purple to on it. I went to my dr she gave me penicellin but it didnt help I had a mamma and a ultrasound but it showed NOTHING. So know I have another appt with my dr on monday. I noitced I have pain to that gos up my armpit now. My right nipple is facing downward and it appears to go completly flat at times to. I had a central core biopsy done in 2007 through the nipple and I had my milk glands taken out because I was told I had something called adeonia diease of the gland so I would never be able to breast feed again in that  breast nor would I have any feeling or sensation in it, but as you can see Its hurting and causing problems. I dont know if any of this is normal and I have read on the Inflammatory breast cancer and I do seem to have some of the signs,but I like to think POSITIVE about things and hope and pray its nothing. SO I guess what I;m trying to say is if anyone could tell me if they had IBC what kind of signs did they have and any info would be great. Thank You all

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  • cwrightrn
    cwrightrn Member Posts: 242
    edited August 2009

    Hi there....not everyone has the same symptoms and not everyone has the "classic symptoms."  For me, I had what I thought was a bit of a rash (?from my hubbys moustache) and a week to the day later, that same breast was HUGE, red, swollen--like 2 times the size of the other one.  It was painful from being so large but I didn't have stabbing pain. I did have some itching.  I thought it was an infection and called the Dr and she had me come in (thank God) because she too thought it was an infection but sent me for a mammogram and ultrasound and no lie, within a week, a 5cm+ tumor had popped up.  YIKES! I did eventually get the classic "orange peel" look of the areola too. And usually IBC is not detected early by mammogram--if I would have had a mammogram even in the 6 months proceeding this it would have shown NOTHING.  All that to say, DEMAND further testing to rule out anything scary.  Hang in there...

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  • idaho
    idaho Member Posts: 1,187
    edited August 2009

    DEMAND a skin punch biopsy-- that is the best way to test for IBC.   Here is hoping your results are benign!   Tami

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  • Faith316
    Faith316 Member Posts: 2,431
    edited August 2009

    I agree with Idaho.  And, don't let them put it off for weeks.  IBC can spread really fast.  Good luck.

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  • JMSTULIR
    JMSTULIR Member Posts: 18
    edited September 2009

    Hi everyone and thank you for the replies. I seen my Dr today and she said she didnt want to take any chances and wants me to see a surgeon asap. I'm just waiting for the call to for the appt now.I noticed today I seem to have some dimpling/rather the skin starting to look like a peel of an ornage best way to decribe it, like little pin holes on a poration of my skin I also have noticed resently that my areola and nipple are a different color the my left breast its like got red in it but also its darker then other one. Anyway again thank you all.

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  • Faith316
    Faith316 Member Posts: 2,431
    edited September 2009

    Let us know what you find out.  Hoping you don't have to join the IBC club....................

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