breast infection?

[helpsoon1234]

I went to the doctor with the following left breast symptoms: swollen,red,,bruised looking,warm,pain,nipple discharge, and flattening of nipple.
was giving bactrim for ten days, and it didnt do much, the bactrim was repeated for another 10days, and no change.dr said it was mastitis

Did mamo:dense  fibro glandular tissue, no masses
ultrasound: no masses

physical exam: " the breast are visually asymmetric. There is presence erythema and some indurations to one-third of the left breast. There is presence of a palpable ridge at the margin of induration,there is axillary adenopathy involved.left breast has prominent vascular characteristics.no masses are palpable. left nipple retraction ,presence of peau d'orange of areolar.

mri impression:asymmetric periductal enhancment throughout the left breastand 7 small enhancing foci in the left breast. the cominnation of the periductalreflect small intramammary nides. given the asymmetry of the L breast 6month follow up. birads 3

so i had my 6 month follow up and it was negitive. however my breast does not look any better. should i be looking for another doctor?

[helpsoon1234]

thank you for your help!

[zouzi]

Hi,
Mastitis is common among breastfeeding mothers.However,it can also occur in non-breastfeeding women as well.
Oral antibiotics are usually very effective in treating this condition.If your symptoms don't seem to improve ,I would  certainly seek a second opinion,preferably from a Breast Specialist who will most probably run some type of tests such as a culture to find out the pathogen and its responsiveness to ascertain the antibiotic to be prescribed. Also a Breast Specialist, after examining you,might want to further investigate your condition by ordering a punch skin biopsy to rule out a more serious condition such as "Inflammatory Breast cancer' which is frequently confused with Mastitis and only a biopsy can give a definitive diagnosis.
I hope that Nothing serious is going to come of this ,but since things are not getting better,don't let this go by,until you are absolutely sure that you have nothing to worry about.
Wishing you all the best...