Nipple infections , lumps removal , mastitis of the breast Posted: 11-30-05 18:10pm
Hi. Please forgive me for this long
message but I have no idea how to give so
many details in such a short message.. I
am so confused and do not know where to
turn!!!
Here goes! About two years ago I noticed
that my nipples had started to invert. I
was 33 then so it was not something that
had been with me through childhood. Well
at the first sight of this, I went and had
a mammogram and ultra sound taken. After
reviewing the results, I was set up to
have a needle guided biopsy on my right
breast, they found a lump. Three nights
before this surgery, my right breast
started to engorge (became a size bigger
then the left) well I went to the doctor
the next morning and he put me in for
emergency surgery the next day. He cut
me open right under my right nipple and
took out some tissue to biopsy. By the
way, he did not do the needle guided
biopsy that I was schedule to receive at
this point. He figured this was more
important. As did I seeing that my
breast looked like it was about to
explode!!!!!!!!!!!! This doctor did not
know why this has happened or what was
happening. I have never been pregnant or
breast feed. After lots of research,
through the internet, I realized that I
had mastitis of the breast. Ok there is
allot more. About two months later I was
going in for my "previous scheduled
biopsy". The doctor wanted me to heal
before proceeding. Coincidently enough,
the night before this surgery, my left
breast began to engorge and get very
swollen. When I went in to the hospital
that next morning, the doctor performed
the needle biopsy of the right breast and
cut me open in the same area on the left
nipple as the first surgery with the right
breast, to remove tissue and biopsy that
as well. But in this surgery, unlike the
first, the doctor tried to push the nipple
outwards to correct the inversion, the
result was the top was out and the bottom
of the nipple was still inverted. I
still have not gotten an explanation of
why the same doctor did not do this to the
right side as he performed the same
procedure. This will make more sense as
I go along. Just so I tell you all of
the facts, the first time when I went into
the office and "obviously" had a "severe
infection" I was not given any type of
antibiotics, of course after the initial
surgery I was. Over the next 6 months, I
had chronic infections in the right breast
where I had the first surgery to remove
the infection of the nipple. At the six
month point I went and saw a breast
specialist and was informed that I had a
fistula right below the right nipple. I
was given antibiotics to take for two
weeks until the surgery. Ok so now here
we are at the third surgery. The
specialist goes in and removes the fistula
tract. After two months I started to
again get "chronic infections" in the same
area of incisions. It occurres in the
right breast about every three weeks and
in the left breast about once every couple
of months. Now here is my argument. I
started doing research on inverted nipples
and found out that there are three types
of inversions. The most serious one
being inversion that never retracts, even
with stimulation. Well in the left
nipple where the doctor tried to push the
nipple out and half of it is in deed
erect, this is the nipple that only gets
infection every couple of months. The
nipple that he did not try to erect and is
serverley inverted get these infections
every couple of weeks. I have now taken
it upon myself. I know when this is
coming on so I will immediately start to
take antibiotics and then after the
infection has "broke through the incision"
I clean this area with hydrogen peroxide
and bandage it for several days. I can
not mentally or physically deal with this
anymore. If there is anyone out there
that knows about this, please let me know.
I can not afford to have the inversion
surgery done without my insurance paying
for it. Insurance companies do not pay
for reconstructive surgery. This is why
I need every bit of help in letting my
insurance company know that if I do not
get the inversion surgery then I will
continue to get these infections and have
to have surgery after surgery to remove
the fistula tracts that these infections
are causing. After allot of research I
have found out that serious nipple
inversion can cause these infections,
including mastitis of the breast. I have
gone to two more specialists trying to let
them know of my research and no one seems
to agree with me. I believe and I know
my body and see it everyday, that these
infections are being caused be my
inversion. It is said that bacteria can
get into the nipple and cause this. Well
I just want to know if someone out there
has gone through this. These doctors say
that nipple inversion surgery is not the
answer but I have now had three surgeries
due to infections and the infections are
still here!!! I am so ashamed of how I
look. My breast use to be my best
feature and now after three surgeries
within one a half years I feel so
embarrassed to show them. My two year
relationship is on the rocks and I know
that this has a lot to do with it. I
really just need some
answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and by the
way, every biopsy came back benign.
Thank you for taking the time to read
this!!!
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