Patient's question:
I am 31 years old, and I had a cesarean section surgery on October 1st of this year. 14 days after giving birth (yesterday), I suddenly experienced pain on the outer side of my breast with a mass the size of a quail egg, and a fever of 38.3°C. After massaging the breast and expressing the milk, the fever subsided. Today, after nursing, the pain and mass returned, but there was no fever.Doctor's answer:
If there is a lump combined with fever, it is necessary to rule out the formation of a breast abscess. Once formed, incisional drainage is required. As long as there is milk in the lump, it is difficult to eliminate it. After the inflammation subsides, the pain will naturally disappear. If there is no medication, a lump can be treated by allowing the baby to nurse from the normal breast, and the milk from the affected breast can be expressed using a breast pump.