I have just returned from holiday and while away I realised whole applying sun cream that my left armpit is swollen. I have had breast pain in my left breast for years. It comes and goes and is not connected to my periods. I went to the doctor about it and was told it was nothing to worry about so I tried to put it to the back of my kind. I have been examining myself again tonight and my left armpit is definitely swollen. I’ve decided to phone the doctor in the morning. I looked my symptoms up on the internet and found myself reading about inflammatory breast cancer and realised I have other symptoms which match this (breast and nipple itching, possibly some dimpling). I’m now scared out of my mind and just need to talk to someone
Hi , I hope your night wasn’t as long as you were expecting. Thanks for completing your profile, and I see you have joined the breast cancer group to. I hope you feel you can begin a post to introduce yourself over there and get the support from others affected by breast cancer, they even have an awake thread for people having difficulty sleeping.
Take care
Take care KT
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