hello im from australia and as there's not many forums with ibc so here i am.
my journey up to now had implants silicone tear drops put in overseas january 2012 malaysia..
hard lump appeared feb 2012, off to gp, put on antibiotics, 1 month still lump, sent for fna,
they wouldnt do it as breast like a red hot balloon and too swollen with pitted orange outer skin.
back to gp, more antibiotics & sent for ultrasound, results large hemoglobin, told no bc, again more antibiotics.
not clearing huge red pitted balloon breast now referred to specialist at mount, surprise surprise...told>> severe infection.
another dose of antibiotics, months of antibiotics back to my gp who admitted me to rph that night cos it was about to burst.
on admission to rph, the specialist had a look, diagnosed >>severe infection from implant...
sent me down for ultrasound and same time booked me to go under the next day to have a look at infection and if really bad he would take implant out..I thought no probs can put another implant in later stage.
later that day they finally decide to take biopsy fna...breast dr returns.. oh bad news.. got results from the biopsy, its not an infection u have ibc and its triple neg...blah blah blah.
anyways thats why im here with all u luvlies.
finished chemo, mastectomy booked 18th september, then 7weeks of rads.
is treatment in the same order here?
liv