On reactive lymph nodes and delayed diagnosis

[Ellie F]

Hi Marcia
I read your post your post and it brought my own diagnosis back big style especially the struggle you had.
I also found a large swollen lymph gland in my axilla. Went to see my Doctor who fobbed me off and told me I was neurotic. I returned many times over the next 18 months only to be told that I was making a fuss about nothing!! The only examination I had was a physical breast examination!
Now I think I must have been MAD not to insist on further investigations but I was too trusting.
Eventually I presented with a swollen breast with nipple changes. Initially I was diagnosed with IBC but later another oncologist doubted this and felt it was locally advanced bc.So the jury is still out!
I spent ages 'beating myself up' about being so trusting as I'm now fighting for my life but at that time I was under such stress that maybe I wanted to believe that it was nothing!

Ellie