In desparate need of advice for this mother(permission given for posting). SVB at term to a dedicated breastfeeding multi. Baby boy has a significant tongue tie, which was assessed by a speech therapist and referred to an ENT (appt. this week). Baby is now 4mths old and has good weight gains. Mother has had recurrent bouts of mastitis and subsequently, developed a large galactocoele. An ultasound showed an encapsulated cyst, and also a ?fibroadenoma. Needle aspiration resolved galactocoele and biopsies were taken from the "mass". Results showed atypical cells, and mother elected to have the lump removed. This past week she is leaking copiously from the incision site. Swabs and sample showed no infection. Another ultrasound 2 days ago revealed a fistula. This mum is nearing wit's end, but is reluctant to wean, as has been suggested by the surgeon. I have suggested she feed from the unaffected side only, until the fistula heals. Then she can try and re-lactate at a later date from that breast. Does anyone have any other ideas I can suggest to this mother. She will be away for the next few days with Jacob at the ENT specialist. TIA for your wisdom Gillian Lang IBCLC and ABA counsellor lactnet lurker from Queensland, Australia *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html