Perhaps the pressure from milk building up against inflamed ducts is preventing healing?  Consider maybe placing a drain, and progressively replacing it with smaller, thinner drains as it heals?Nan JollyGqeberha, South AfricaSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message --------From: LACTNET automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> Date: 06/04/2021  06:00  (GMT+02:00) To: [log in to unmask] Subject: LACTNET Digest - 4 Apr 2021 to 5 Apr 2021 (#2021-17) There are 2 messages totaling 54 lines in this issue.Topics of the day:  1. Potential Milk fistula  2. One percentLactnet Archives are at:LACTNET Archives http://community.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.htmlTo Manage your Subscription, ie go nomail, index, etc, go to:http://community.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.htmlThanks!LACTNET Facilitators Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC Rachel Myr, midwife, IBCLC Kathy Koch PhD Linda Pohl Karleen Gribble PhD Norma Ritter, IBCLC Nina Berry PhDQuestions to [log in to unmask]             ***********************************************Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.htmlTo reach list owners: [log in to unmask] all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]:1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail2. To start it again: set lactnet mail3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome----------------------------------------------------------------------Date:    Mon, 5 Apr 2021 05:12:53 -0400From:    Janet Prince <[log in to unmask]>Subject: Potential Milk fistulaI have a lady that had a breast abscess  drained but it keeps filling with milk and is just not healing The Dr is telling her to stop breastfeeding if it hasn’t healed by middle of this week. She’d be heartbroken to do this. Has anyone got any ideas please.....?             ***********************************************Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.htmlTo reach list owners: [log in to unmask] all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]:1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail2. To start it again: set lactnet mail3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome------------------------------Date:    Mon, 5 Apr 2021 20:43:06 +0200From:    Jean Ridler <[log in to unmask]>Subject: One percentIn general less than 1% of a medication passes into breastmilk.  I read this many years ago and have seen it in print many times, but I cannot find the reference.  Is this statement no longer true in light of new info?  Can anyone refer me to a reference?  Much appreciated. Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLCCape Town, South Africa             ***********************************************Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.htmlTo reach list owners: [log in to unmask] all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]:1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail2. To start it again: set lactnet mail3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome------------------------------End of LACTNET Digest - 4 Apr 2021 to 5 Apr 2021 (#2021-17)***********************************************************



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