How much primrose oil? Is it a tea? I've got to be honest, I've never used herbals, but I have a patient , a physician, who has deep breast pain (2nd child, had same problem with the first). We've tried everything and she's seen an MD who is also an IBCLC. I think she'd try anything by now. Constance L. Tyree, RN, MS, IBCLC Coordinator, Family Life Services Shore Memorial Hospital 1 E. New York Avenue Somers Point, New Jersey 08244 609-653-3238 Gwen Moody <Gwen_Moody@WSAHS .NSW.GOV.AU> To Sent by: [log in to unmask] Lactation cc Information and Discussion Subject <LACTNET@COMMUNIT Deep breast pain Y.LSOFT.COM> 09/27/2009 05:54 PM Please respond to Lactation Information and Discussion <LACTNET@COMMUNIT Y.LSOFT.COM> I have recommended evening primrose oil for women with deep breast pain. This was froma case study I read many years ago. The first woman I tried this on was a medical officer so I could be really frank with her and say this was based upon a case study. What was interesting was her report was that the pain really took a week to start settling and then was completely gone by a month on the evening primrose oil. She rang me back after her second baby having had the same breast pain with a similar response to the evening primrose oil. The problem is that the number I see or case discuss with others is very limited ie probably 2-3 a year. So this is no sound practice. I wonder if there are a range of causes of the deep breast pain and we are using a bit of the hit and miss approach. Gwen Gwen Moody CNC Postnatal Care Westmead Hospital PO Box 533 Wentworthville 2145 Phone: 02 9845 6964, 0422212774 Fax: 02 9845 8340 Page: 02 9845 5555 - 01135 email: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________________ This electronic message and any attachments may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this message would you please delete the message and any attachments and advise the sender. Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS) uses virus scanning software but excludes any liability for viruses contained in any email or attachment. This email may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressees named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify SWAHS immediately. Any views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender except where the sender expressly and with authority states them to be the views of SWAHS. *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome