Thank you Rosa! We are in contact already! Yanet On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Lactarte <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yanet olivares IBCLC > She is on FB > > Rosa Banchs, LLL > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 27, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Trisha Wierenga < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I have been contacted by a mother who recently moved to the Dominican > Republic. We have a prior relationship from when she still lived in my > area. I am not sure of the resources there... I am hoping to gain insight > from any IBCLCs in that area! Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer > three years ago, so this is concerning to her. I have permission to post. > > > > "When we first arrived, I was having the early symptoms of mastitis and > luckily there was an OB doing medical missions with us at the time, and I > was able to put on an antibiotic to clear that up. At the same time, I > felt a mass in my right breast right behind the nipple. We thought it was > a plugged duct, so with breastfeeding, I was also pumping that side to try > to get it to release. About a month ago I had an ultrasound done by an > American general surgeon, because the mass is still there and has not gone > down in size (about the size of a shooter marble). From what he could see > and feel it is symmetrical and mobile; however, he did not want to mess > with it since I am breastfeeding, and said that it could cause bleeding. > I'm not having any problems with transferring milk, but my question is > what would you recommend me doing?" > > > > This is obviously out of our scope of practice, but hopefully, I can > point her to an appropriate resource. Does anyone know a > breastfeeding-friendly specialist in the Dominican Republic? Thank you in > advance! > > > > Trish Wierenga, BSN, RN, IBCLC > > > > *********************************************** > > > > 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 > -- Yanet Olivares, Enlace Profesional LLL (APL), IBCLC [log in to unmask] Cel/Whatsapp 809-604-8499 http://www.mamard.org/ https://www.facebook.com/mamaRDinfo https://twitter.com/mamaRDinfo *********************************************** 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