Hi Ellen,

Yes, nipple and skin have been cultured: nothing special!
Mom is really without symptoms in between bouts, no infection, no abscess, 
no lumps, nothing.
We really feel this is a weird situation.
She takes Belladonna and still has the problem returning time and again.
I got a few private responses (thanks!): armpit clogging doesn't seem to be 
the case.
Kinesiologist: we didn't try that yet, but it also doesn't tell me anything 
about the cause of the problem.
I can image you want a certain person to do the treatment, but shouldn't we 
first find out about the cause...?
That is how mom feels as well: we can evade the symptoms by drying up the 
affected breast, but that still doesn't solve the riddle as far as the cause 
is concerned.
This whole situation is a mystery to me...

Bye,

Marianne Vanderveen IBCLC, Netherlands


-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- 
From: Ellen Rubin
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 4:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Severely recurrent mastitis

I think that 14-15 bouts of mastitis in 18 weeks must only be one bout of 
mastitis or an infection that has not resolved rather than many separate 
incidences.  Perhaps some pathogen requiring a specific treatment?  Has this 
been cultured in some way?

Ellen

Ellen J. Rubin, MA, IBCLC, LLLL

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