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hope2010
hope2010 Member Posts: 2
edited June 2014 in IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)

Hi all!  I have a question about symptoms and how quickly they appear.  I understand that not everyone has the same symptoms but as the disease progresses would more symptoms appear?

 I have a sister that has been experiencing a red breast--not flaming red-really more like tiny red blood vessels that are visible through the skin.  She has been to several doctors, all of who say it is a skin thing.  This has been going on for about 8-10 months and no additional signs have shown up--no swelling, no pain, no orange peel skin, just the continued redness,  During this amount of time, would more symptoms show up or would it get worse?

Thanks for your time.

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  • SeanE
    SeanE Member Posts: 107
    edited February 2010

    IBC is extremely aggressive.  If no changes have occurred in 8-10 months, it is EXTREMELY unlikely that it is IBC.  If she has had scans (in particular PET) that did not show anything, I would definitely trust the doctors on this one.

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  • Faith316
    Faith316 Member Posts: 2,431
    edited February 2010

    Sean is probably right --- it probably is not IBC.  But, just wondering.  Have they done a punch biopsy of the skin?  If not, why not request that for peace of mind?

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  • hope2010
    hope2010 Member Posts: 2
    edited February 2010

    I will try to get her to ask her doctor for a punch biopsy--the biggest problem is she is terrified of doctors and it was really quite a task to even get her to go in the beginning.  The doctor didn't offer to do any kind of biopsy so of course she didn't ask.  I will work on her to get her to request one.  I really don't know alot about IBC, other than it is awful, but I would think after that amount of time surely she would be having swelling and pain or some other symptoms than breast redness.

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