Years ago I posted this same question for another mom.  I go back and  read 
archives again and see nothing much new so thought I would ask if there was  
anything new.  I already read LLLI's information  
_http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBJulAug99p120.html_ (http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBJulAug99p120.html)  
and  think this comes the closest to the description.  The mother reports  
unbearable pain only in her right breast that radiates into her arm, her  
shoulder and her upper back.  She said the pain has her doubled over and  she can no 
longer take the pain.  It is not always during the feeding, but  after it.  
Sometimes minutes after.  Warmth is not helping at  all.  She has already seen 
a breast surgeon and they cannot find anything  that should be causing this 
pain.  She has been treated for yeast  appropriately, but it made no difference. 
 Also, it is not in both breasts  as I would think it would be if it were 
yeast.  The last doctor she saw had  her trying to tolerate breastfeeding for 
short intervals, no help.  Pumping  is no better than breastfeeding.  She says 
she does notice some blanching  of her nipple after feeding or pumping.  At this 
point, she is going to try  nursing only on the side that doesn't hurt at 
all, and supplement if she needs  to.  She has already breastfed three children 
successfully for more than a  year each, so this is breaking her heart.  She 
can't take the pain, but she  is also very unhappy about the prospect of not 
breastfeeding.
 
The last time I posted about another mother with the same situation, there  
was no answer.  That mother continued to breastfeed and it resolved itself  
after about 6 months, she went on to have two more children and breastfeed both  
of them without a repeat of the pain at all.  She never did find out the  
cause.  That was several years ago, so I am hoping someone knows more now  than 
was known then.
 
Thanks,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC
Davie, Florida
 
 

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