Mom took one 200 mg og
>dyflucan for ductal yeast --breast seemed to get better for two days and then
>severe pain again.  At times baby empties left breast well and othe times
>not. At times just finishes nursing and left breast feels OK and then within
>5 min knots start forming in upper left breast.  After a very good feeding
>mom had worse pain in left breast two hours later ( it woke her up from a
>sound sleep-- said it was pain not feeling full and needing to nurse,  Mom is
>pharmacist and wants to see study for taking more yeast medication. ( if
>anybody has source please send.. OB told her that there is no such thing.)

Camille, many of the symptoms you describe cry, "YEAST!" There are some very
good posts in the Archives on using antifungals--dosage, course duration,
etc.-- by some of our highly experienced physicians and LCs. (Definitely one
dose of 200mg diflucan would not take care of an entrenched yeast infection.)

If you have trouble accessing the Archives let me know and I will either
help you or send you copies of some of the posts. I'll be in Nashville this
weekend (Whee!) so let me know soon if you need help.

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Miluaukee
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