Hi, I do have permission to post and thought I would see if anyone has any other ideas for a Mom I have been working with. She is nursing a 3-month-old baby. This is her 3rd child and she nursed the others with out any problems except one bout of mastitis with each. About one month ago she developed a sore breast because of a bleb on her nipple. She did all the conservative measures-warm moist heat, massage, frequent nursings etc. Eventually her OB opened it with a needle and even cannulated the duct. The bleb is no longer visible but the breast pain remains. She also had a negative breast ultrasound and mammogram today. She has a sharp stabbing pain deep in her breast. The pain can be so severe that it doubles her over. It usually occurs after or between feedings. Interestingly, if she puts the baby back to the breast it lessens the pain. She has had no fever, inflammation or other symptoms of mastitis. She has been taking fairly big doses of Ibuprofen that has not helped very much, but should have helped if it is a Costochondritis (one of the ideas in the archives for unilateral breast pain). I also relayed to her the possibility of referred pain from muscle, pinched nerve etc. Ann Devine RN/IBCLC Gundersen Lutheran LaCrosse,WI *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html