11-11-2011, 05:56
I figured I would post an update. After two weeks of antibiotics the mastitis has improved greatly. I still have a small mass in the breast but it is still gradually shrinking. I ended up having a staph infection. So far the doctors haven't really been able to do more than scratch their heads as to the why of things and the best we can assume is that it was related to my immune system. It looks like I won't be noogling again anytime soon as long as I still have the mass there.
Due to the staph I may always have a small mass there due to internal scar tissue. I wanted to avoid surgery and chose the antibiotic route but found out later that it's a much longer recovery time. My rhuemy was rather aggrevated that I didn't have surgery because the infection caused a reactive arthritis flare that did a bit of new damage in my foot but once the antibiotics finally began winning it also stopped the flare as well.
I would say that yesterday was my first day of feeling myself again. I finally had energy and didn't want to nap, but I think it's a good sign I'm about over this. I'll have another ultrasound in 6 months. Until then my nbe will only be pm.
Mel
Due to the staph I may always have a small mass there due to internal scar tissue. I wanted to avoid surgery and chose the antibiotic route but found out later that it's a much longer recovery time. My rhuemy was rather aggrevated that I didn't have surgery because the infection caused a reactive arthritis flare that did a bit of new damage in my foot but once the antibiotics finally began winning it also stopped the flare as well.
I would say that yesterday was my first day of feeling myself again. I finally had energy and didn't want to nap, but I think it's a good sign I'm about over this. I'll have another ultrasound in 6 months. Until then my nbe will only be pm.
Mel