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I had really bad recurrent plugged ducts until I figured out a couple things, and they always felt like small lumps at the beginning and then got big and painful. I was able to get rid of mine by doing this: heat and massage, starting away from the area and the moving in. I would get in the shower, turn it on hot and massage away too until milk squirted all over and then return to heat and massage out of the shower. I nursed, nursed, nursed and if it was really bad, I went to bed for a day to rest and nurse and drink fluids. But they did not stop until I learned to cut out as much saturated fat from my diet as possible (and it's amazing how much is in there without us realizing it) and taking lecithin capsules. I haven't had one in months now after starting all that, and I have been nursing for 21 months now! Good luck!!

i went to get checked out by my OB, and she thinks it is something called a galactasil (sp?), which is a cyst filled with milk. She said it might also be a fibroidnoma, which is a benign type of growth. She didnt think it was breast cancer b/c she said breast cancer lumps arent nice and symmetrical like mine was, but she was pleased with me for finding it, and I have to have an ultrasound next week. So ladies, all lumps that dont go away, go get checked by your OB!

Glad it's not a bad thing :) I had two fibroadenomas removed about 10 years ago, and that's not a biggie surgery at all. So what's she plannning to do about them?

if it is a fibroidenoma, my OB said it would have to be removed, if it is a galactasil, she she said we'd keep an eye on it and see if it resolved once my breastfeeding winds down. sigh. my poor breasts -- its been one thing after another!