Kim, you are correct this mom's breast will not be completely weaned in 4  
days.  
I am not an expert on this subject but I have read and heard lectures and  
what I heard is a better approach is to allow drainage from the lumpectomy  
site.  Even with milk coming from the wound it will eventually heal.   If they try 
and suture it up she runs the risk of a milk fistula.  
You may ask permission from the mother to discuss this with the  surgeon.  
Contact Susan Love's web site and see if they can help you with this.
Good luck to this mom.
Ann Perry, RN IBCLC
Boston, MA



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