Re: galactocele
 
I nursed 5 children, for a total of 14yrs with a few pregnancy breaks in  
between. I developed a plugged nipple pore towards last few months of lactating.  
I worked a bit to relieve it- it kept re-occurring ,my son was  almost 4  and 
nursing infrequently- it caused no pain so I abandoned the efforts. By  the 
time he weaned I was left with a small pea-sized painless lump.
Mammogram  a few years later at age 40 picked it up, specialists  felt it 
should be aspirated to determine what the small "lump" was- I told  them it was a 
galactocele in all likelihood. It was biopsied,  found  to be a galactocele, 
and left alone. 
Fast forward 5 yrs to new mammogram technology, and the "galactocele  
site"again fell under suspicion- ultrasound was done. 
The consulting surgeon determined that the scar tissue from the  previous 
work at that site was benign, and that to go in and mess around  with the area 
again would increase the risk of abnormal tissue growth.
Soooo- now at 50, 5 yrs later, yearly mammograms show no changes. I was  
grateful for the specialist who felt since it was identified in the first  place 
as a galactocele, it requires no treatment, but is watched for  changes. I do 
inherently believe that to mess around and repeatedly disturb  tissue is a bad 
idea.
Hope this helps-
Lucia  Jenkins RN,IBCLC
Wakefield, Ma 01880




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