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Plugged duct?From: Peggy (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:52:38 -0700
I'm nursing a 6 month old, and for the past month I have had a strange problem with my right breast. Whenever I have a letdown, about 3/4 of the right breast becomes rock hard and an area about 1 1/2" in diameter, on the lower part of the areola, looks unusual. The skin in this area bulges, looking like a sack of small marbles or peas. This gradually goes away and is usually completely gone within 10 minutes. It comes back with each nursing session. It's not at all painful, just looks & feels strange. I went to a doctor about this, and after examining my breast (she didn't get to see it when it actually did this) she decided I probably had a plugged duct and should nurse more often, express milk, etc, to relieve it. Well, I asked the opinion of a lactation consultant, who asked several of her colleagues as well as another doctor. The second doctor said this did not sound like a plugged duct, as a plugged duct is nearly always painful and doesn't last more than 48 hours (and this has been going on for a month.. although at first the area that became hard was much smaller, and it has gradually increased to be 3/4 of my breast that does this). The lactation consultants agreed that a plugged duct should not last this long. My questions: What could this be? What should I do about it? Thanks, Peggy --Peggy Internet Researcher, OBGYN.net http://www.obgyn.net
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