When Mastitis isn't Mastitis: My Cancer Story, Part 1
"Is there a chance this could be Inflammatory Breast Cancer?" "Absolutely not." It was October. In the two months since Eli's birth, my midwife had been treating me for mastitis, a common breast feeding infection. Antibiotics, heat compresses, massage, pumping....nothing alleviated the pain, and in fact, it was getting worse. I requested to see an OB in the same clinic. The appointment was brief and frustrating. I was chastised for showing up engorged, even though I explaine
