Hi there,
This looks like an old post but just in case you haven't sought help or for the benefit of others who may end up reading this post:
Your symptoms sound a lot like warning signs of inflammatory breast cancer. Most women have never heard of it...we are taught to look for a lump and get breast exams and mammograms...but this cancer often does not show up as a lump and does not show up on a mammogram. Please pass this info on to all the women in your life--you might save a life!
Mammograms are not ideal for women under 40. Our breasts are too dense. I would request an ultrasound and a biopsy ASAP and for a referral to a breast specialist if you have any of the below signs:
If you have any of these symptoms, it is vitally important that you see your Dr ASAP and don't let them brush you off. This type of cancer is the fastest growing cancer (symptoms sometimes show up overnight and it spreads to other organs sometimes in a matter of weeks) If it's not caught early, patients have a very low survival rate. Have your dr. do the tests to RULE it out!!!
Source: http://www.ibcresearch.org/symptoms/
One or more of the following are typical:
Rapid, unusual increase in the size of one breast
Redness, rash, blotchiness on one breast
What appears to be a bruise or bug bite that does not go away
Persistent itching of breast or nipple
Lump or thickening of breast tissue
Stabbing pain, soreness, aching or heaviness of the breast
Feverish (increased warmth) breast
Swelling of lymph nodes under the arm or above the collar bone
Dimpling or ridging of breast skin
Flattening or retracting of nipple
Nipple discharge or change in pigmented area around the nipple
Feeling of “let down” of milk similar to that when nursing an infant