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Grania
Grania Member Posts: 4
edited November 2016 in Waiting for Test Results

Hi everyone. I just got my first punch biopsy. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but it is a little sore. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to what is going on with my right and left breast. I've gotten many tests done before this, and still didn't come up with a clear answer. So far all I have been told is that I have "inflammation". But I have other weird signs that might be pointing to IBC (inflammatory breast cancer). My nurse practitioner did the punch biopsy on my right breast, where there's a light pink patch of skin. Only one punch, and no stitches. Now I have to wait for the results and it is making me nervous. By the way, I am 33 years old and do not have children. My family has a history of cancer, but not breast cancer. Do any of you have IBC? How old are you, and what were your symptoms?

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited November 2016

    Official launch course there are some of us at a BC site who are IBC. We are few though as IBC is only between 1%-3% of all DIAGNOSED types of BC.

    "Inflammation" means a multitude of probabilities/possibilities. Especially when both breast are involved. What all 'tests' have you had done? If you are talking about a 'pink spot', have you seen a Dermatologist?.

    I did not have a skin punch but FNB for DX - no skin issues. 7 days from first 'sign' til DX and then 17 days til starting TX.

    Yes - I am IBC (you can look at my posts). I was 63 when DX, am now 70 and still NED (No Evidence of Disease). No family HX of any type of cancer for at least 4 generations.

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