Lactnetters, I had a phone call from a mother yesterday. A bit distraught. She has had a 'mole' 17 mm in diameter now, for 4-5 years. She hasn't noticed much change, but showed it to a dermatologist recently. The dermatologist noted that the 'mole' has an irregular edge. He thinks it should be surgically removed, now. She was sent to a plastic surgeon. The mother has a 6 week old son. She is loving breastfeeding and DOES NOT want to give up breastfeeding. She is convinced there is a way to do the surgery and to BF. The plastic surgeon does not understand this and wants her to go to her OB and "get a shot, dry up the milk and get on with it". This mother is miffed. I've read of mothers BFing after breast surgery. I looked throug the Archives, nothing specific enough. Can anyone help me to help her? Does Dr. Susan Love have an e-mail address? It seems we need some experiencial help from a clinical and maybe personal experience and another, more sensitive plastic surgeon.?. Thank you, in advance. Betsy Wells-Gephart RN, IBCLC in Phoenix,AZ, where the sun shines and it's only a dry 113'! ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html