57,W, Female,5'8", 150lbs. History of severe von wilabrand's with "asprin effect" (factor 13 abnormality) 1000+ transfusions of cryoprecipitate containing Hep C, traumatic brain injury which damaged right motor cortex and parietal lobe, complete hysterectomy at 34, progressing MS since 29 with neuralgia, neuropathy, athesias and five herniated discs/four compressed dics/double acquired scoliosis/stenosis at the foramen on the right side, fibrocystic disease, TMJ implant rejection fused joints and autoimmune D/O, multiple drug allergies, hypothroid, and gallbladder disease. I take multiple medications which include estradiol and synthroid.

My sister has stage IV inflammatory breast cancer and stage I DICS in remaining breast. I have diagnostic mammogram and US (if needed) every year. I had clear mammogram last year, my doctor did an exam on Feb. 28th. I was fine and continued to be so until my MS required steroids. Not a fan of hospitals so I took a medrol pak. Two days after I stopped lymph nodes on every rib, neck, armpits, groin "blew up" along with a large lump in my breast, all of them extremely painful.

The periphrial lumps and even the breast have decreased significantly in size.

I am trying to sort out if it started some artificial endocrine cascade, withdrawal inflammatory response from steroids, or am I just lucky? and the steroids brough an underlying problem to the surface. You still can't touch these areas without burning, radiating pain but they want a breast biopsy complete with all the bleeding complications you can imagine because the 1.2cm, lobulated lump "is new".

I am a clinical psychologist, I gave them EXACT dates of this progression, I have waited only six weeks for the steroid withdrawal which can take up to several months but the only answer I get is "its new" and gave it a 4 on the RAD.

I am not worried about this breast lump, they have occurred before without the pain, we wait, they go away. I'm questioning such a severe lymphatic reaction after steroids are stopped. The MS switch from R&R to progressing two years ago and the pain I was experiencing feels as if it starts in my bone marrow, I am going to need this medication on a regular basis, does anyone have any idea what happened and continues to be happening? Cancer looks good compared to this pervasive/persistent agony which comes with exhaustion from coping? and I've got a pretty high tolerance for pain.