Marie: I was so glad to see your post about chest injuries. Last week I personally experienced this after getting hit with a line-drive softball to the right breast (yes, I felt stupid). It didn't quite click with me, but two days later I had a terrible plugged duct and impending mastitis (at least it looked that way from the redness and edema--but no fever). I finally clued in as to what happened when a team-mate asked how my ribs were after that blow. No permanent harm was done...I assigned myself to rest, bf frequently, echinacea/vitamin C, and apply cabbage leaves. It resolved, but had I gone marching into the local doctor, I would have walked out with antibiotics (that's what her triage nurse said and told me I must come in right away or risk hospitalization). All is well, except this week a ball bounced in the dirt and hit my jaw. And yes, we do look like the Keystone cops. : )Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC email: [log in to unmask] : ) : )HSR & Health Educational Consultant voice/fax: 541 753 7340 : ) : )LLLLLLLLLLLLL**CHANGE THE WORLD, NURTURE A CHILD!**LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL : )