Susan:

<<  However, the complications possible from performing surgery on a
lactating breast is that milk drainage will prevent the  incision from
healing properly. If anyone knows the likelihood of this  being a REAL
problem, I'd appreciate hearing about it. >>

      who said that milk drainage will prevent incision from the
healing properly??? it may well make it take longer but impropoerly??? check
susan love's breast book...

    as to weaning one breast... certianly it is doable but I would suggest
you read Anne's post from New Mexico regarding the weaning story from Dr. Low
Dog... if mom is not "ready" to wean, she will continue to have milk in that
breast...

     Patricia

  " it's messier to perform surgery on a lactating woman than on a
nonlactating woman, and its always possible that the operation will creaste a
milk cyst or leakage. It;s really no great tragedy, though if it does. ..
some surgeons will tell a lactating woman she has to stop breastfeeding ..
find another surgeon who will operate while you're lactating." p 36/7

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