FNA = Fine Needle Aspiration.

Took me a bit to figure it out but I love word puzzles :)

Debbie Gillespie, IBCLC, LLLL
Roasting in Tempe, AZ


On 9/13/07, Royce Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Lisa,
>
> I usually know what all the alphabet soup means, but I have tried and
> tried
> to think and can't come up with FNA.
>
> What you permit, you promote
>
> Royce Anderson
> RN, IBCLC, RLC, CD (DONA)
> The Focal Point
> 7608 Brookside Drive
> Oklahoma City, OK 73132-5641
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> From:    Lisa Simpkins <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Galactocele
>
> After receiving permission to post, I posted several weeks ago about my
> first experience with a galactocele, and the process the patient went
> through to try and resolve it (FNA, then it came back, and then she used
> cabbage leaf protocol to reduce the size of it).  Currently it is about
> the
> size of her thumb nail, and causes her no pain (down in size after Cabbage
> use, and there was notable relief of pressure - but she has since
> stopped).
> Her Hx before galactocele: She nursed for 7 years almost continuously with
> two children, and had weaned very slowly.  Breastfeeding had been stopped
> for several months before this galactocele was noticed.
>
> She wanted to know since it is insignificantly getting smaller, does she
> need to go back in for a FNA again to "drain" it.  Her doctor is "touchy
> about any sort of breast "lump", even if it is milk" and told her if it
> returns she should consider FNA again so she isn't at risk for greater
> problems.  He told her this after it was drained the first time,
>
> So I am asking this list, with your infinite wisdom:  What is the risk if
> she doesn't do the FNA?  Aren't their risks to doing the FNA (i.e. It
> coming
> back again, infection)?  Would you recommend any more cabbage?  She isn't
> afraid to do the FNA but would prefer not to if this may resolve on its
> own.
>
> Please share your thoughts: What I have archived and researched on the
> topic
> has suggested that occasionally repeated aspirations are necessary, but if
> galactocele keeps coming back, surgery may be required.
>
> Lisa Simpkins IBCLC
> San Diego, CA, USA
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