oh my freakin god.

[sexsie]

I have a blocked duct. It keeps getting better, the worse. then repeat. I was called in an antibiotic yesterday. Today, I had the worst day of my life. Seriously. I was in THE WORST PAIN I have EVER been in. Giving birth (Medicated Birth, obviously) was seriously better than the pain I was in today

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[kinkiness]

I wouldn't really trust Joe Shmoe in the ER to cut my boob open. LOL. I don't care if they're a doctor..My boobies feed my baby so I want someone who specializes in boobs and learned about them specifically in medical school, lol!

As far as compresses, warm compress for about 15 minutes before and during pumping. I made a rice sock..just take a sock, fill it up with rice (not minute rice!!) and tie off the end. Then microwave it. It stays warm for a long time, although it does smell weird. Cold compress afterward!! Take Tylenol and Advil for pain and to reduce swelling.

You need to have more faith in yourself, mama! "I just can't do it" YES YOU CAN!! I know because I've been there, done that and I'm much less awesome than you are. ;)

It really sucks trying to look up things dealing with breast abscesses because they're so uncommon that there really isn't much on the internet about it. If I had to do it over again, I would have skipped the needle aspiration and gone for lancing it and getting it over with. It's like immediate relief. At least you have a medical guy in the house if it needs to be packed, lol. Packing only hurts the first couple of times but then it's easy.

If it's still bad tomorrow, PLEASE go to the doctor!! I know it's scary but if it's not getting any better you'll be doing yourself a favor. Mine went untreated for so long and it was so huge and painful. I waited so long because I was scared but after it was over with, I was so relieved and wished I would have done something sooner. And if they give you pain meds, TAKE THEM! lol. They are totally safe to use while nursing (or pumping?) Just watch for sedation! :)

[sexsie]

lol. I wouldn't have let anyone cut me open. I would have went to GBMC where Doug works. He knows a lot of the surgeons and people there.

I actually feel a ton better since I was able to get some milk out. I might have been engorged from not being able to get the milk out earlier. I had the suction down really low because it hurt SO bad. but, turning the suction up and sucking it up seems to have helped.

Ive been taking ibephrophen to help. I took a leftover percocet (from delivery) earlier.. but it didn't help one bit!