Carolyn shared:

<<Two hours later she called me back and cancelled our appointment stating
that she had discussed these possiblities with her husband who had talked
with other Radiologists, OBs and surgeons and decided to treat her himself
and would be inserting a drain in her breast to drain the "plugged duct" and
running a wire up the "clogged nipple pore" like an angio procedure.  She
said all of the doctors he had spoken with suggested she stop nursing on that
breast temporarily and perhaps permanently. >>>>
I believe this is a fine example of why medical people should not treat
themselves or their family members!!!
This is very agressive medical management for what may have started out as a
more simple problem.  A radiologist is not a breast surgeon, and IMHO should
think twice about inserting wires up breast ducts.
I hope you can ask her to let you know the outcome "for your own learning",
but I fear the outcome will not be very good.
Elaine Lukasavitz, CNM