I would also see if he/she bans sucking on straws etc. Physiologically this takes much more effort than allowing a milk "let down" to go "down the hatch" so to speak. I would imagine several adults on this list had tonsillectomies and used a straw to drink a shake etc. during recovery phase. This request to not nurse for 2 weeks is absurd. Theresa Johnson RNC IBCLC Central Florida Karen Clements <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Hi Barbara my immediate thought is: wouldn't the healing properties of breastmilk be beneficial?? does the surgeon also ban all sucking-bottles, teats, lollypops etc?? I would ask the Dr for his references. cheers Karen Clements Melb Aust *********************************************** 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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? *********************************************** 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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online