Hello,
I am new here however I have worked in oncology briefly as a student nurse. I am 35 years old and have two children. With my second child I experienced mastitis when I was breastfeeding. This was 5 years ago. Since then I’ve had no breast issues and am actually due an uplift in January due to weightloss making them lower than I would like.
I was hoping I could join here and ask you all for some advice about whether I am being over-reactive or not.
Anyway! I noticed around 3 days ago it hurt me to lie on my right side at the side of my breast. I noticed that I had pain, hardness and swelling that I can only compare to having previous mastitis. (however I haven’t had fever, chills, etc that also presents with mastitis). There isn’t (currently) any redness, discharge, lump, rough skin etc. The only presentation at the moment is pain (constant throbbing on right side of right breast with occasional shooting pains through nipple of right breast), swelling and hardness.
I managed to get an over the phone GP appointment and was prescribed a course of flucloxacillin for one week. I am 2 days into the course but have noticed no improvement. (Also no worsening of symptoms though). I remember the relief being quite quick from mastitis previously.
I have worked myself into a panic that I have potential IBC. Please could I have any advice or opinions from anybody?
Thanks in advance for letting me be part of the community.
nell xx
