Breast Infection

So i woke up this morning and my left breast was a bit hard(ish) and tender.. so i went to the after hours clinic at the local hospital. seen a doctor. he "felt" my boobs.. was strange.. he said that it seems i have an infection in my breast. He gave me antibiotics and said if it doesnt go away once ive finished then to make an appt with a doctor davidson (he is a gyno) He said that the tenderness is to do with my period..

So my question is: How do you get an infection in your breast? The doctor didnt really explain to me. he said the antibiotics are abit strong for a 21 yr old..

TIA
P.s. thanks for listening

geeze, I haven't heard of that - maybe Barb can help? I hope it sorts itself out though?

thanks kazbah. i hope it sorts itself out too.

Hmm I would be interested to know (not only because your my sister :hug: LOL) how this happens in a woman that is not BFing...

Just wanted to say that i went to another doctor today he examined me and he said it could be fibroglandular change - maybe fibroadenoma. Sent me to get an ultrasound on my left breast and also gave me inflammantory(sp?) Tablets. i can call back after 2pm tomorrow to get results of ultrasound. Go back and see him in 3 weeks

Oh, I think my friend had something similar, I'll ask her. But she wasn't given inflammatories, had a biopsy and ultrasound. She has to go back every 6 months for checkups (and I just had a serve at her for not getting the checkup!!!)

It was really scary for her / us as we all feared the worst :hug:

Retrogal - good to hear you have another dr following up on this. Let us know how your US results go. :hug:

Will do.

The doctor last week put me on the wrong antibiotics. The doctor today said that i didnt have an infection.

Thank you for the hugs Kazbah & Marydean.

Hey Retrogal, just saw this thread. Really glad to see that there's no infection. I had been wondering.... :hug:

Thanks netix. im also glad there was no infection.. Also glad i went to another doctor.

I am very glad you saw another doctor - patiently (or not so patiently I should say) waiting to hear from you

xox

Evening Ladies,
Just wanted to let you know that my US came back clear. so thats good news

Yay Again! Sometimes it doesn't hurt to go and see someone else.

I am really happy that everything is a-ok. :D:thumbsup:

thanks Netix. im glad i went to another doctor. just gotta finish the tablets he gave me. which will be done after 2 weeks.(ish) he also told me to get better support as i have alot of breast tissue (breasts are 16dd Sry if thats tmi) he said a sports bra so i have got a few. i slept in one last night and i woke up this morning and no hardness. is it bad to sleep in a sports bra??? im also going to get "fitted" for a better support bra while im in Sydney next week..

Hey, not tmi, we're all the same! I honestly don't know if its bad to sleep in a sports bra.... When you're off getting fitted, you could ask the lady what sort of bra she would recommend for sleeping in, and that you do want x amount of support while you sleep (so maybe a sports bra would be better, or one with less support, iykwim). I have tiny (compared what they were) bb now after bf two kids (tmi? :)) so I have to go and get fitted myself when I finally finish bf Ryan. Hope it stays going well for you. :):hug:

thats a good idea about asking when im getting fitted.

I'll post again in 3 weeks after i see the doctor again. if there is any new when i see him.

ETA- not tmi bout bf :) and i hope that it stays well for me too.

hey retrogal... i used to be a bra fitter up until a couple of months ago.. i would not recommend sleeping in any underwire bra. if you can, try to get a really tight support bra without the wire. and a couple of wired ones for during the day.
if you have any other questions please pm me.

Thanks liz28. So sleeping in a sports bra (with no underwire) is fine for the time being?? And i should be able to pick these bra's up from bra's n things?

Heys hun, that's good news.

Re the bra - after my breast reduction the doc suggested I sleep in a "crop top" type bra or other soft-cup bra. I actually found the best bras were at target & kmart!

i got myself some sports bras ( look like crop tops i think) and a tight fitting sports bra from target aswell. :)

What was the final verdict Retrogal?

I think i might have a breast infection... so instead of starting a thread with the same name i thought I might as well add to this one... sorry for hijacking!

A few months ago I noticed that my left breast was sore... and kind of hard like the milk ducts were blocked. No lumps though... just hardness. It also felt hot... classic sign of infection. Well stupid me never got it checked out... were were going through a bit of a family crisis with our teenage DD... but it went away.

Well it's come back. I'm about to see the doctor this week... just hoping that's all it is! I breast fed for nearly 5 years in total! I know that's no guarantee of not getting BC but... still.

Doctor said it was more than likely a Fibroglandular change. I got Antiobiotics to take but id only been taking them for awhile and found out i was pg, so i stopped taking them.

Hope you find out what its wrong.:hug: No harm in getting it checked.

HTH