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Wow I did not even know that there was a link to this stuff.  Are there any sites that talk about this that you know of, I would like to learn more even if mine are all b9 I think that this is something that I need to watch.  I thank you Sassa and awb for your responses to this I am definately going to do some research on the subject.  I really hope that tomorrow my breast biopsy comes back clean.  I also go in on Sep. 4 for the mole and area on my arm to be biopsied.  I can't wait until all of this is over, my summer really stunk with all of this going on and I really want to get my life back to normal.  Thanks again for your responses, this site has been so helpful for me, my family is not near me and I do not have many friends so you guys have been so much support for me through all of this.  I will keep you all posted as to how everything turns out.

Today I saw the surgeon thinking that I was going to have an MRI to see why my left breast has been swollen.  As the surgeon was doing a breast exam she saw a mole on my stomach that concerned her.  She stopped the breast exam to do a full body exam for any other areas of suspicion. 

She finished her exam both body and breast, and felt a thickening in my breast that she thinks is just fibrosistic but did a biopsy on the sight just in case.  Now I need to go back so she can remove the mole, and an area on my arm to check them for skin cancer.  I cannot believe that I have been to so many doctors who have seen my stomach everytime they did a breast exam, and never once noticed this mole.  Anyway I am somewhat relieved that I most likely do not have breast cancer, but now I get to wait for the skin cancer to come back neg.  What a crazy two months that I have had.  I guess I should consider myself lucky because if it wasn't for this breast thing then this mole would never have been noticed.  Anyway that is the new chapter in my story, I hope that it all works out in the end.  Thank you all for listening to me get all of this worry and stress off of my chest.

Thank you all for your responses.  This last month has been so slow for me and I do find ease looking at these boards and seeing how concerned everyone on here is for one another, this really makes me feel like I am not all alone in this.  I am just glad that people have different symptoms because it makes me feel better knowing that I am not just hung up on the idea of bc since I do not present the usual symptoms of it.  I hope that when I come back it will be to tell you all good bye, and thank you again all for taking time out to answer questions for all of us not knowing.

Hi everyone I have been posting in the worried board because I have not yet had any diagnosis.  Let me first explain what is going on with me.  Almost 2 months ago I had a sharp stabbing pain in my left nipple for about two days.  At first I did not think anything of it then I noticed that my breast was about a cup bigger than my other one, this is not normal for me.  About a week later and a visit to my gp i noticed that my supraclavicular lymphnode was slightly swollen.  Went back to my gp who was concerned about the lymphnode and not the breast and said that the breast was probably swollen d/t outside source of estrogen.  I was not happy with this so I went to another gp who did not think that the breast and lymph node were related but did set me up for a mammo/us.  Had my mammo and us done, by this time I had another lymph node swell in my neck i think that it is my posterior cervical lymph node.  Nobody at the mammo us place thought anything of it.  Had us done because of dense breast tissue.  While us was being done the tech, made a comment about the thick tissue in a couple of areas.  Nothing was spotted with us.  Now I have a third lymph node swelled in my neck.  I do have an mri scheduled, just waiting for the appt to come up now.  My question is what are some of the symptoms of ilc?  When I have been doing a bse since all of this started i feel these weird cord like areas in my breast I really don't know how to expain it.  No lump or anything just harder areas.  My breast is still larger than the other and I have read alot about ibc, but I haven't been able to find as much info about this.  So any input would be great.  By the way I am 29.  Also the pain in my breast comes and goes, not a constant pain, and I have also been having a burning sensation on my skin.  It almost feels like a chaffing, but there isn't anything there.  This is also not a constant pain, it comes and goes too.  Once again any adivce would be wonderful.  Thank you in advance.

Thank you everyone for your support, I just really needed to get my frustrations out to help keep me calm for my kids.  Yes Beesie I do have dense breasts. They did the US immediately after the mammo because of this.  No I am not the one with the cyst, I do not have any lumps in my breasts and I never have.  One day my breast just ballooned up, and since then I have had lymph nodes swell in my neck.  I would like to get copies of my mammo and us but I am not sure on how to do this.  If anyone could give me a little advice in that area it would be great.  I am hoping that when I do finally go in for my MRI that they will be able to give me some answers on why this is happening, but I also do have to face the fact that it may not happen and I want to have hard copies in case I need to go someplace else to find the answers that I so desperately  need to find. I just want to say thanks again for all the support given on here.  I have never seen so many kinds words and words of inspiration in one place before.  You are all wonderful.

Hi jthompson, I am 29 with a swollen breast and nipple pain but no skin changes also.  Unfortunately I also have to wait a month to finally get an mri done.  Mine has been going on for 6 weeks and I have been to three different drs to finally get my mri done.  I think that the wait is due to age and I know how bad it does suck to have to wait so long, but just try to keep your mind busy with other things, it really does help.  I have found that reading others posts helps me out a lot because it is somewhat comforting to know that I am not alone.  And I must say that everyone on here is the most supportive and nobody ever makes you feel like you are overreacting.  I hope that everything turns out ok for you, and try not to count the hours until your appointment.

THAT IS THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION FOR ME.  ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO MY LEFT BREAST BECAME PAINFUL IN NIPPLE AND  SWOLLEN, THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY SUPRACLAVICULAR LYMPH NODE BECAME SWOLLEN ON THE SAME SIDE.  MY GP DID NOT THINK THAT THE TWO WERE RELATED, MY SECOND OPINION DID NOT SEEM TO THINK THE TWO WERE RELATED, AND WHEN I HAD MY MAMMO AND US THEY DID NOT SEEM TO THINK THE TWO WERE RELATED.  THEN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE BREAST AND LYMPH NODE SWELLED, MY POSTERIOR CERVICAL LYMPH NODE IS SWOLLEN ON THE SAME SIDE.  WENT TO A THIRD DR, WHO FINALLY SCHEDULED ME FOR AN MRI, BUT DID NOT THINK THAT IT IS URGENT BECAUSE I HAVE TO WAIT A MONTH.  NOW I THINK THAT MY POSTERIOR CERVICAL LYMPH NODE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS SWOLLEN ALSO.  SO I VERY MUCH THINK THAT THE TWO CAN BE RELATED, BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND A DR WHO SEEMS TO THINK SO.  YOU DO NEED TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT. AND GOOD LUCK WITH THIS.  COULD YOU KEEP ME POSTED ON WHAT YOU FIND OUT, CUZ I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT A DR FROM ANOTHER AREA THINKS. 

I am not here because I have been dx with IBC and I am hoping everday that what I have is not IBC.  But I thought that this would be the place to come since my drs are not seeming to think that I have a problem.  Any way let me introduce myself my name is Kim and I am 29.  almost two months ago I noticed that my left breast was swollen with a stabbing pain in my nipple.  I have been to three drs.  Have had a mammo and us both neg, finally scheduled for an mri at end of month.  Anyway here are a few questions that I have.  Does IBC always present with the inflammation?  I have swelling, and pain and a burning feeling but my breast is not red or hot.  My next question, about a week after my breast swelled my left supraclavicular lymph node becam swollen, then about a week ago my left posterior cervical lymph node is swollen, and now I think that my right posterior cervical lymph node is swollen (cant tell if it is normally bigger or if it is actually swollen).  I do not have any lymph nodes in my armpit that are swollen.  Is it possible that my neck is from something else?  I have had a CBC and my WBC was well within normal.  I just hate to wait 3 more weeks for the mri, if this is something that needs to be addressed sooner.  Has anyone ever had no inflammation with IBC, and should I be pressing to have the mri sooner?  Any input would be helpful, and I am sorry to infiltrate your board with my question.  Just need experienced input.