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  • Traveltext
    Traveltext Member Posts: 2,089
    edited August 2015

    Meganrenee. Glad things are turning out OK for you. I agree with sbelizabeth, I've found the BBO posts on IBC very helpful.

    Interestingly, when you search Google for IBC, the top results direct you to BCO.

    All the more reason to keep the IBC posts supportive and informative.

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited August 2015

    IBC is NOT the same as other types of BC. Unfortunately, not all understand that.

    Those of us who are IBC (even yrs post DX) do need to be here (as we are) giving support - not being attacked by non-IB c

    n theIIBC/ forum. many-(definately not all) who are not IBC seem to think anyone who is actually IBC is a "know it all" while never experiencined being IBC.


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  • Meow13
    Meow13 Member Posts: 4,859
    edited August 2015

    Megan what is important is that you are getting medical help to figure out exactly what you are looking at. I wish you the very best and pray you don't have cancer. You can always come to our BCO for help and comfort. Remember "God forbid" you have a cancer diagnosis don't despair many of us are recovering and one day we might be cured.

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  • Meganrenee
    Meganrenee Member Posts: 29
    edited August 2015

    The doctor called me and said the culture didn't grow anything. So now I am even more worried.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited August 2015

    meganrenee, what else has the doctor shared with you? One day at a time!


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  • Meganrenee
    Meganrenee Member Posts: 29
    edited August 2015

    He said the culture didn't grow. The main reason he is not concerned about cancer is because he says generally cancerous lumps do not contain pus. He said possibly an abcess that needs to be removed or redrained.

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  • Meganrenee
    Meganrenee Member Posts: 29
    edited August 2015

    He said its possible no infection showed because I am currently on antibiotics.

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  • Meganrenee
    Meganrenee Member Posts: 29
    edited August 2015

    He said maybe glandular mastitis.

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  • Meganrenee
    Meganrenee Member Posts: 29
    edited August 2015

    Here is the report from my procedure (the cultures on the drainage showed no growth):

    EXAM: US BREAST CYST ASPIRATION

    CLINICIAN'S HISTORY: RIGHT BREAST MASS SEEN ON RECENT ULTRASOUND

    ADDITIONAL CLINICAL INDICATIONS: Patient had been seen in the emergency room for an erythematous tender mass of the right breast. She has been started antibiotics with decreasing erythema and some decrease in size of the palpable fullness or mass.

    COMPARISON: Ultrasound evaluation 7/26/2015

    TECHNIQUE: RIGHT BREAST ULTRASOUND GUIDED ABSCESS ASPIRATION

    INDICATIONS: Female patient, 26 years of age referred for aspiration of a abscess at the nine o'clock position of the right breast
    .
    PROCEDURE: Informed written and verbal consent has been obtained. The risks, benefits and alternatives to the procedure have been discussed with the patient. The patient or designee understands and has signed the consent.

    A sterile surgical supply tray was used for the procedure. The patient was positioned on the ultrasound table with the ipsilateral arm raised over the head. The breast was prepped with ChloraPrep and draped using sterile towels. Sterile ultrasound
    jelly was placed on the breast. Under continuous ultrasound guidance, 1% Lidocaine buffered with sodium bicarbonate was injected for superficial anesthesia and to anesthetize the skin and the subcutaneous tissues to the abscess wall at the 9 o'clock
    position. 18-G aspiration needle was used to puncture the abscess cavity.

    Approximately 2 ml of purulent colored fluid was removed with incomplete disappearance of the lesion on ultrasound. No underlying mass was identified.

    Pressure was held over the site utilizing sterile 4x4 gauze until all bleeding subsided. A repeat ultrasound was performed and no active bleeding or hematoma formation was apparent. A sterile Band-Aid was placed over the puncture site. Post-procedural
    instructions were reviewed and a copy given to the patient. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was discharged in a stable condition.
    The fluid was sent for Gram stain, culture and sensitivity analysis.

    IMPRESSION SUCCESSFUL ABSCESS ASPIRATION OF THE RIGHT BREAST AS DESCRIBED.

    COMMENTS: Although not a stereo typical appearance for abscess it was obviously complicated fluid and purulent in nature. The overall response to antibiotics may be indicative of a bacterial infection, versus possible granulomatous mastitis. The patient
    will continue on her current antibiotic regimen through the weekend and follow-up with Dr. Reid's office next week. Biopsy did not appear mandated at this time. The findings and recommendations reviewed with the patient at time of today's exam

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  • Meganrenee
    Meganrenee Member Posts: 29
    edited August 2015

    Thank you so much for that link, I will definetely be utilizing it. Actually my results came bsck today & the culture did not grow any bacteria even after 48 hours.

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  • sbelizabeth
    sbelizabeth Member Posts: 2,889
    edited August 2015

    Meganrenee, I think you said it yourself in a previous post--the fact that the culture didn't grow out anything might be because you're already on antibiotics.

    Bugs can be elusive wee beasties. When I had cellulitis, in hospital with shaking chills and a 103 degree fever, many blood cultures grew out nothing. My infectious disease doctor said this was very common.

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  • lynn22yrsurvivor
    lynn22yrsurvivor Member Posts: 6
    edited August 2015

    Hi Megan Renee.

    I had IBC at age 41. Stage 3 IBC with lymph nodal involvement.

    Your description does not sound like IBC to me....so I would wait on seeing your doctor - the web has some horrid stories about inflammatory breast cancer out there. From my experience, the main symptoms of mine was my breast turned tomato red......there was no pain or itchiness. I was diagnosed first as having mastitis and put on a very intense antibiotic regimen and had to request from my general practitioner a referral to see a surgeon after 2 weeks of that and by then the skin had become pocked-looking - kind of like the skin of an orange, only red.

    There are a couple of suggestions I would make to any possible breast cancer victim: Find a doctor that you feel you really trust...and if you do get a diagnosis that includes chemotherapy, literally drink water full time.....


    Hope this helps...

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