danybug Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I have had mastitis for the last two days (and believe me it is absolutely terrible). I had it twice with my dd and now I have gotten it again. So, I am familiar with it. My question is: is it normal for my breast to still really hurt inside after I have been on the antibiotic for a day? Both my other times the pain in my breast went immediately away when I started the medicine. This time the antibiotic almost immediately alleviated my flu-like symptoms, but I woke up today and I still have the same amount of pain. My ds has completely drained my milk non-stop for me and I have done EVERY single remedy there is to unclog a milk duct. The thing is I can't find the actual clogged duct, just pain in different areas and no hard swollen duct or redness in any area. And antibiotic is not going to unclog my duct, so I am not exactly sure what I am to do. Thanks for reading all this! I am just now worrying myself that it could be something else (who knows what). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterthanIdeserve Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 One of the times I had mastitis I continued to have pain for a couple of days in one area - it did not move around. I'm pretty sure it was a plugged duct that was slow to "unplug." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Keep up with the meds, if it was a really bad infection it can last a while. If I got to the doctor within an hour of symptoms starting, the antibiotics worked immediately. The first one I ever had was while flying to NYC. I called my doctor 24 hours after it started and it was another 24 before I could get the description filled and started. I was in pain for a few days after starting meds. If it still hurts after a few days, I would call your doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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