Olivia Franz knew she didn't have mastitis when the skin on her breast resembled orange peel. She felt stunned she had stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer.
Olivia Franz knew she didn't have mastitis when the skin on her breast resembled orange peel. She felt stunned she had stage 4 inflammatory breast cancerWhile breastfeeding, Olivia Frantz, then 27, noticed her breast had become red and inflamed and her skin looked different. At first, doctors thought she had mastitis, a swelling in the breast usually caused by an infection.
She underwent another ultrasound on Nov. 20, and the radiologist ordered a biopsy. She had a follow-up appointment for 10 days later, but doctors called her in sooner.Since being diagnosed with stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer, Olivia Franz has learned to enjoy each moment she can. She hopes her story encourages others to embrace life. “I had no idea inflammatory breast cancer even existed,” she says. “I’m a stage 4 diagnosis.
The breast often becomes swollen so much so that it increases in size. “The involved breast is a lot larger than the non-involved breast,” Layman explains. “You really can’t do surgery as the first step for inflammatory breast cancer,” Layman says. “It’s not even possible to do the surgery until they are given medications and shrink down before proceeding with surgery.”
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