Spreading Rashes

Disclaimer - I'm not sure if this should go here or in the IBC thread. If it should be in the IBC thread please let me know and I'll delete and re-post

Hi everyone. It's been several years since I've been here. The last few times it was about lumps in both breasts that were all biopsied and diagnosed as fibroadenomas. Well, on June 13th, I had yet another surgery to remove fibroadenomas again. They removed 3 fibroadenomas, and a 4th mass they hadn't seen on imaging. This mass turned out to be Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia. I was informed within a week and transferred to a high-risk Physician Assistant at the breast specialist office. We agreed to do increased, yearly monitoring, and I THOUGHT that was that.

Well, on July 3rd, an angry, red rash appeared on my right breast, close to the incision point from the surgery. Since there, I have tried treating it with hydrocortisone, moisturizing lotions, Allegra allergy relief, and Aquaphor healing ointment. It's happened 5 times now that the rash has gone away ALMOST completely, but then fights through the treatments and comes back worse than before. I went back to the breast specialist after a couple of these failed and she said it looked like an allergic reaction to the surgical glue or strips, and told me to stop using hydrocortisone, take an antihistamine, and use the Aquaphor. The rash has ALMOST gone away multiple times, but it always comes back. Now, it's spread out to cover about twice the area is covered before, and it is still spreading, and the skin affected by the rash is getting thicker. The redness has faded to more of a dull orange color. But now I have another rashy spot on the same breast in another place, and that one is spreading too. I tried to tell the breast specialist I was concerned about this and she told me any further investigation was unnecessary - she sent me to a dermatologist instead. I have that appointment on Thursday but I'm so, so worried. I know I am at high risk for developing cancer, and surgery is a well-known trigger for new cancer spread or development. I'm not convinced this is just contact dermatitis because of it's persistence against all treatment, and I'm concerned the dermatologist won't know enough about IBC to take it seriously.

I just feel like the breast specialist didn't really take this rash seriously just because I had surgery a couple months ago. I know it would be rare for this to turn out to be IBC but it's not impossible. I found several case studies online where the exact same thing happened - a woman had a breast surgery and within weeks developed a rash near the surgery site that turned out to be IBC. And with how fast IBC moves, every day of delay in diagnosis makes the prognosis worse. Any advice? Has anyone had a dermatologist recognize IBC when they saw it? I want to demand a biopsy of the rash, but I've seen people say skin biopsies missed their IBC, and the breast specialist refused to do one twice because she insists it isn't necessary.