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Awhile ago, I posted about a mom with a galactocele in her areola. She had
had several aspirations prior to calling me and continued to so, not wanting
surgery at all.Just thought I'd let everyone know her outcome and the
treatments, non surgical, that seemed to have dramatically helped. Initially, she tried
cabbage to decrease swelling of the area, which it did somewhat. Then I
suggested trying therapeutic ultrasound with a chiropractor who'd treated another
mom for plugged ducts. She had several ultrasound treatments and repeated the
aspirations done by a breast surgeon who was aware of the ultrasound. This
combination, she stated, over a few weeks was helpful and reduced the
galactocele significantly. Of course the galactocele was painful when larger but she
persevered with alternating breastfeeding and pumping until breastfeeding was
manageable.
Also, of interest, is the fact that she told me at first she only wanted to
nurse until baby was 3-4 mos and now she says she plans to breastfeed her baby
until one year since breastfeeding is once again pleasurable.
I would love to follow her though if she has another baby and see if all the
aspirations she had caused ductal damage and will effect her subsequent
breastfeeding. I just played a supportive role for the most part, and explained how
the aspirations might cause scarring of tissue, but here was a mom who was
adamant about no surgery and how she was going to handle this and it thankfully
turned out well for her and the baby who now can benefit from longer
breastfeeding.
Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC
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