Post Pregnancy Breast Pain....??!
Question: I had my daughter Lillian a little over four months ago. I started out breast feeding but soon had to stop because it was too painful. I never experienced the burning or hot sensation of my milk coming in or anything like that.
My question is a month or so after I had my daughter I stared experience extreme sharp pains in my left breast every time I would laugh, cough, sneeze, or yell loudly.
I'm very concerned but I do not want to spend the money just yet on a doctor. I am very poor and I have no insurance.
Answers: I had my daughter Lillian a little over four months ago. I started out breast feeding but soon had to stop because it was too painful. I never experienced the burning or hot sensation of my milk coming in or anything like that.
My question is a month or so after I had my daughter I stared experience extreme sharp pains in my left breast every time I would laugh, cough, sneeze, or yell loudly.
I'm very concerned but I do not want to spend the money just yet on a doctor. I am very poor and I have no insurance.
Relax, I think you just have mastitis.It's the inflammation of the breast caused by bacterial infection through damaged nipples and most often caused by breastfeeding. It also sometimes involves the discharge of a pus.You could still breastfeed if you want to for the pus does not discharge when your baby feeds. I do however suggest that you please consult your doctor for the proper medications to treat this infection.
This could be an issue with a nerve being damaged (giving an example only). The only way to know for sure what's going on is to see a doctor for further evaluation of the situation to see what they think it is. Because of not having insurance I would recommend checking with the city health dept to see if they offer a free women's clinic that can evaluate this situation further. If not, I would recommend checking to see if there's a Medical School close by that might be able to help.