They generally need to be drained. See if you can find a doctor who knows more about breastfeeding breasts... I have a friend with one that comes back every year or so. She just goes in and drains it. No big deal. It's a bit strange, large needle but she says it doesn't hurt much...
Joylyn Souter
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---- Melanie Kollman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I am an LLL leader and not been able to find much info on galactoceles or
> potenial breast abcesses.
>
> I have a lump in my breast, directly under the areola. It is hard and is
> about .75 inches long and .25 inches wide. It seems to run right along a
> duct. I noticed it and started treatment like it was a clogged duct, 7 days
> ago. It has not resolved. I've had clogged ducts 3-4 times in my 11 years of
> breastfeeding, and they've always resolved in 12-24 hours. I have not
> developed any symptoms of mastitis. No fever, unwell feelings, or redness at
> the site of the lump. It is tender to the touch and it hurts to nurse. Still, I've
> been nursing LOTS to try and get it to go. Done all the heat, massage, hot
> showers, lechithin and selenium.
>
> Two days ago (day five of the lump) I went to see my Nurse Practitioner and
> had her look at it. She was concerned, yet knew not what to do. I let her
> read my copy of the Breastfeeding Answer Book about breast problems and
> she then looked up some info on a medical website that she has a subscription
> to. She had never heard of a galactocele, but agreed that it sounded like
> that's what it could be. She gave me a referral to a surgeon for possible
> aspiration.
>
> The surgeon was a very nice man, but clearly knew nothing about the
> lactating breast. Not surprising, but always disappointing. He gave me a 7
> day prescription for dicloxicillin, and wants to see me in 5 days if it hasn't
> improved.
>
> Is there any point in taking the antibiotic? I don't have an infection. No
> fever, no malaise.
>
> I'm continuing to treat it like a clogged duct, but it is not helping. I've read
> other stories that say that once the blockage is too big to reabsorb, removing
> it is the only way to clear it.
>
> Does anyone know how I might get in touch with a doctor who has knowledge
> about the lactating breast? I looked on the Academy of Breastfeeding
> website, but they do not have a member list.
>
> Any info or help would be appreciated.
>
> Melanie Kollman
> LLL Leader
> Bangor, ME
>
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