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bad breast pain, 2 weeks turned to itching

fearful of doctors
10/26/09
fearful of doctors
Topics:Breast ExamMammogramthickeningbreast painbreast itching

severe breast pain for 2 weeks. odd indentration near nipple.  pain now turned to itching. awaiting  final results of mamm. sent to surgeon due to fast onset of pain, and thickening  felt by gyn. doc. Surgeon unconcerned, " pain normal put ice on it" he acknowledged thickening and said its nothing.  breasts very fibrosistic. Vitamin d very low. on supplement for one week. i am 50 and have been reading about ILC doesnt this start as a thickening? Hes missing something. Help!!!

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PJ Hamel
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Hi - ILC does indeed start as a thickening, but it also doesn't present with the symptoms you describe - pain and itching, and a nipple indentation. However, you should ask your doctor about both mastitis; and inflammatory breast cancer, a rare type of cancer which does often begin with pain and itching, and tends to move fast. So please call and ask if you need to be tested for that, OK? Hopefully this is mastitis or an infection that will be cleared up with antibiotics, but you do need to take precautions, considering the symptoms. Please read our post on IBC - it may help you out. Good luck - PJH

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