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Re: Breast injury/infection

From: NY (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:07:49 -0500 (CDT)

At Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Lizzy wrote: >
>I sustained an injury to the soft tissue of my breast (fell against the
>tip of tree branch I was prunning).
>
>Visibly I had a small round bruise no bigger than a pea. Now 3 weeks
>later I have what seems to me a huge ( 3cmx2cm ) two toned brown area
>with an irregularly shaped lumpe beneath about the size of a grape. I
>feel no pain associated with it.
>
>I was seen by my family Dr who prescribed a weeks worth of very strong
>antibiotics but suggested if it worsens (gets bigger) pver the next 24
>hours I will have to be referred to the local Hospital Breast Clinic..
>
>She was not able to spend any further time discussing what might happen.
>Are you able to suggest what might happen if this does not get cured by
>the antibiotics and explain how a bruise turns into an infection?
>
>Many thanks,
>Lizzy

I would follow up with a breast surgeon, definitely a mammogram and ultrasound. I had a non-lactational mastitis this year and it took a long time to clear. Not the infection so much but the trauma to the tissue - now I am fine but I did visit a good breast surgeon and got a second opinion. Always good to be on top of things. Hope all goes well!

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