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Galacteria? breasts producing fluid and pain Posted: 02-14-08 18:38pm
HI all.....I am a single mother of a 12
year old boy. I will be 33 this month. My
breast milk never dried up. I still can
express fluid from my breasts. Never
really bothered me before, but now, its
starting to hurt. Several years ago, while
i knew i still had fluid in my breasts, I
wouldnt bother squeezing it out, because
they didnt hurt and just left them alone.
So its not like I was creating more of
this fluid the way you create more breast
milk from breast feeding. So I was hoping
it would dry up.
But now, I feel pain with this fluid and
the only way to get relief is to squeeze
some fluid out. Its sometimes yellow,
sometimes greenish, and other times, its
the same color as breast milk...whether it
is breast milk or not, i dont know!
Especially when I am menstruating, my
breasts get very sore, I can barely do any
cardio, because the bouncing hurts them
too much. The pain gets to be so much that
i have to squeeze some of this fluid out,
as it relieves the pain. I find my left
breast is bothering me more than my right.
Today I was experiencing a prickly type
pain. So I squeezed some fluid out of my
breast, and that seemed to help. But other
times I will feel burning, or itching.
A few months back, I squeezed out some
fluid and it was brownish in color....it
caused me to believe that it was blood
mixed with the fluid. I went to the doctor
here. But I live in a small town, and you
get sent out for everything. I went for a
mammogram, and the results didnt show
anything. Then I had an ultrasound done,
but my breasts were dense and they couldnt
see anything. They tested my thyroid as
well. Can anyone tell me what the heck is
going on? I would like some relief!! Does
anyone know a way this fluid can be dried
up?
I do not take birth control, nor am i on
any medications. if anyone has any kind of
input, i would appreciate it!
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MandMs
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Hi, Chantal L! Posted: 02-19-08 03:39am
Welcome to ehealthforum!
Are you telling that your breast never
stop leaking since the time you stopped
breastfeeding?
Is that more obvious when you have your
period?
Are you experiencing infrequent or light
menstrual periods?
Do you have swelling and redness of the
breasts along with pain?
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Chantal L
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Posted: 02-23-08 22:22pm
thanks for responding! to answer your
questions:
Its not that my breasts leak at all, its
that they fill with fluid and sometimes
squeezing it out relieves the pain.
(sometimes burning, sometimes prickly
feeling)
no swelling or redness...just that "full"
feeling when your breasts are full and its
time to breastfeed..only thing i can
compare it to...
Yes they hurt more while menstruating, and
my periods are quite heavy...along with
very painful cramps. I was hoping that
with age the cramps would have died down a
bit but i guess not lol
and my periods have always been
irregular...30-45 days apart.
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Posted: 03-03-08 07:41am
Can you get checked for hormone imbalance
(if you have been already checked for
thyroid hormones, ask to be checked for
prolactin hormone)?
Chronic breast stimulation, such as from
frequent breast self-exams (only once per
month) or sexual activity, can cause
nipple discharge.
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