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.

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