Not really a question. Having gallbladder out thur and have suspected breast abscess!?

Question

Just feeling a bit sorry for myself really. Meant to be going to hospital on wed to get my gallbladder out on thur. Now I think I have an infection in my boob! It's red, lumpy and very sore! I had this problem about 2 years ago and ended up in the hospital 3 times to get it drained! Wondered if anyone thinks they might just sort it out while I'm under anaesthetic getting my gall bladder out, or if they'll postpone my op??? Can't see a doctor til tomorrow. Maybe someone else has had a similar thing while waiting for an op! Anyway, suppose I shouldn't moan, plenty of people worse off than me. Another couple of weeks and I should be feeling better! PMT will be gone too, makes things worse. Boo hoo poor me!

Answer 1

I don't know if I'm worse off than you... I currently have a breast abscess myself, in my left boob. Two months ago, I had one in my right boob. I was in hospital for nearly 4 days til they drained it with no anesthetic whatsoever (hurt like HELL!!)

I'm 14 and a half and I've never had sex, been pregnant, or breastfed. I went to the ER to get it checked out on Thursday, the doc prescribed antibiotics and said if it got no better by Saturday (which is tomorrow), to come back and I'd have to be hospitalised.

I've taken the warm baths she told me to to take, and the antibiotics... and yet it's about 3 inches in diameter, swollen, red... you know the drill. And it's all because the of "the pill".... I was taking it for pimples, and period pain.... and I only just found out the dosage is now too strong for my body - though it wasn't when I was prescribed about 8 months ago - and is causing these breast abscesses.

But most - not all, obviously - of the time, breast abscesses are because of breastfeeding. Do you breast feed? Or it could be because of the pill. Are you on birth control?

Blah..... anyway, good luck with your op on Thursday. If you think you have a breast abscess (from what you described it DOES sound like one, though it could be something else), get to your doctor. Don't just leave it until you go to hosp next week for the doctors there to sort out.... see if you can get it treated from tomorrow with antibiotics.

If it's not too serious the antibiotics should be clearing it up and that way your gall bladder op can go without a hitch. It should only take about 10 days for the abscess to heal if it's not too serious. Trouble is the damn things develop so quickly.....!!

Good luck!

Answer 2

I would definitely let the dr that is doing your surgery know what is going on as well as your primary care physician if you have one so that they can better assess the situation.

I wish you well with your surgery pls continue to take it easy even a couple weeks after surgery and even 6 to 12 weeks after surgery so that your body can have time to heal. And when you feel good enough to try and do something please be careful how much you do because it could set your recovery back some.