Worry about IBC
Hello everyone!
My name is Alexandra I'm 25 years old. I'm from Eastern Europe, from a country called Romania, I'm absolutely terrified. Last month I discovered something that looked like a pimple on my right breast. I squeezed it and it got infected. I went to a gynecologist who told me that my breasts looked normal.
I did two breast ultrasounds. The first doctor told me that he saw some accumulations of fat, but nothing malignant. The second one saw a superinfected cyst on the ultrasound. The second doctor I went to prescribed antibiotics for 14 days.
The infection seems to have disappeared after the treatment but the skin around is still red. A few days later, maybe two, something similar appeared on my left breast. I squeezed as well. The skin looks irritated and very red under both breasts. I don't feel pain, but the breasts seem a little swollen. They are also very, very big since I was a child.
I also contacted a dermatologist online who prescribed me some creams and a special shower gel. It is the second day of treatment the skin is still red. Blood and pus came out of both things.
I'm so scared…I don't know what to do anymore. I'm going to see another dermatologist in one week. I should ask for a mammography. I have a lot of questions. I can't do my work anymore. I'm crying constantly. I feel so alone in this situation. Here in my country for this type of problem is hard to find a good doctor for this particular type of cancer.
Please excuse my text, I'm not a native speaker of English. Your answers will be very much appreciated.
Do you think it might be IBC? IBC can be detected by an ultrasound?
Thank you! <3
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Hi @alexp , I'm not a doctor but your problem does not sound like IBC. Someone I know had a condition similar to what you described and it turned out to be granulomatous mastitis, a benign but rare and hard to treat breast condition. I'm attaching a link about it. While your condition might be something different you can ask your doctor if what you have is similar. I hope you can get a diagnosis and treatment soon. All the best.
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alexp,
Worrying is a very stressful thing. None of us can diagnose anything and it would be irresponsible for anyone to even guess at what it might be. That being said, IBC is quite rare and I believe it would be even more rare to develop in both breasts simultaneously. I am glad that you’ll be seeing another dermatologist because you do want to figure out what is going on. In the mean time have a look at the thread I linked below and stop squeezing and irritating your skin ! Take care
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