“I get severe joint pain, extreme hot flashes that make me nauseous, I have mood swings, brain fog – everything you can think of that can be associated with menopause,” she said.
The episcleritis hasn’t gone away completely either; she still experiences occasional flare-ups.
Raising awareness
Mann says the journey has changed her – not just physically, but mentally – and now she shares her journey with cancer on social media, connecting with others facing similar diagnoses.
“Sometimes I’m the first person they told, or it’s their caregivers that are reaching out to me,” she said of her conversations with her followers. “I just decided that, because I couldn’t find that resource for me, I wanted to be that resource for other women.”
While episcleritis isn’t commonly associated with breast cancer, Kelly Mann’s case adds to a small but growing body of evidence that unusual inflammation – even in the eyes – can sometimes point to something more serious.
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