[Donger]

Originally Posted by Vegas_Dave

Update Tuesday 1/27

After spending all day on the phone arguing with offices and receptionists etc... we finally made it into a breast specialist.

She said that she didnt think it was "likely" that it was IBC but seemed to base that solely on my wifes young age (26) and the fact that she was nursing. She felt that it was much more likely that the ER missed something on the ultrasound that they performed last week so she wanted to do her own ultrasound.

Well, just like in the ER, her ultrasound showed nothing. She still said that she felt "reasonably sure" that it wasnt IBC and guessed that it must be an infection related with nursing. She told my wife to stop breast feeding immediately and continue on the antibiotics because if there is bacteria in the milk, it gets reintroduced every time she nurses him.

Unfortunately, I was out of the room at this point as the 12 week old baby was fed up with the office as much as I was and so I was not there to dispute her and my wife didnt want to dispute as she was liking what she was hearing.

So for now, we are now in a holding pattern waiting for her milk to dry up to then see if the bacterial infection is what is really going on.

I still have a sick feeling in my gut about this and fear that we have just delayed the real issue with a dash of hope right now... my gut is usually as right as it is big... so a lot.

I really truly do hope that she is right

Mastitis? I wouldn't hope that on any lady, but in your case, I hope so.