Breast lumps, tenderness, fever

Thank you for your replies, Sajjad and Magicure.

I used Belladonna 30x two times about 3 hours apart. It seemed to help a little, but not a lot. Then I did end up using the Bryonia. It was hard to tell if that made a difference. Maybe I didn't give either of them long enough time. I think I will try the Bryonia for a day or two to see what works.

I do feel better today than I thought I would. The fever is gone. The tenderness is still there along with the lumps. I am less tired than yesterday.

Thanks for the help.

I got rid of my breast lumps, tenderness and fever after a few days of taking the Bryonia. They are back again and I would just start the Bryonia, but I also have a sore throat and fever which started before I noticed the lumps and tenderness. So I don't think the fever is due to the breast tendernessss, etc.

I took Belladonna several times yesterday and today to fight the fever. It started slowly yesterday. It wasn't sudden, but my face was red, etc. And I had a sore throat and headache.

After the Belladonna didn't work, I tried Ferrum Phos. I took it about three hours ago. It is now about 3:30 pm and my temperature is over 102, higher than it had been, so I don't think this is the right choice. It had been lingering between 100 and 101.

My headache is not as bad and neither is my sore throat. I feel a bit nauseous and chilled most of the time. I am not feeling like eating but am thirsty and want cold things.

My mood is calm. I am thinking I may fit Phosphorus or Nux Vomica but want to get someone's opinion. I am not irritable so am not sure about the Nux Vomica.

Now I also have achy legs.

Hi Erika or anyone, I ended up using Tylenol last night to get my fever down because it got to 103 and my husband works nights so I had no one to get the Phytolacca.

The fever was gone all day. I took the Phytolacca a couple of times today. The store I get it from only has 12C. I am feeling more energetic today and eating a little more although not at my normal level.

The breast lumps and tenderness have not improved and in fact seem maybe to be slightly worse. Plus it seems now to be going to my right side too where previously it had been only the left side.

Around 6:00 I took my temp because I felt chilled again and it is rising again. At that time it was 100. I know not a major fever but elevated anyway.

Do you think the Phytolacca is working?

I guess I could give more information about my symptoms, too. I coughed a lot last night and it took me until 3:30 to get to sleep. The cough is dry.

I have some hoarseness particularly in the morning and after eating lunch.

My nose is mostly stuffed up. Occasionally a clear discharge.

I am starting to be achy in other parts of my body besides breasts.

Thanks Sajjad. No I haven't tried the cabbage leaf yet. I will try that too.

When you say thrice daily do you mean to take both remedies three times a day alternating for a total of six or do you mean to alternate and take a total of three a day?

I ended up taking both remedies every day for three times each to total six.

The tenderness and fever have left but I have been very very tired and worn out. I thought the tiredness was due to the cold or flu that I had. Could it be related to taking remedies the wrong way?

I'm so glad you responded, so now I will take it the right way and hopefully feel better. Thanks.

Thanks so much Erika and Sajjad. I wondered if it was all related to the mastitis. It makes sense especially with the tiredness.

Sajjad and Erika,
After I started to alternate the phytolacca and bryonia correctly, I began to gain energy and by yesterday I was able to say I felt better. I continued to take the remedies because I wasn't totally where I wanted to be.

Last night I had an elevated temperature just under 100F. I was up coughing until about 2:00 am. It is a cough that begins whenever I breathe in. I ended up getitng up and making hot lemon and honey. That calmed the coughing and I fell asleep by elevating my head to prevent more coughing fits.

During the night and today I have had achiness in my chest and back. It is hard to tell if some of the chest pain is more lumps.

My temperature is between 102 and 103 F. I am coughing again when I breath in.

I went to a naturopathic doctor today to pick up some vitamins that I use from him. He listened to my chest and it is okay.

I also had not used the cabbage leaves yet because we don't use cabbage for much and didn't have any in the house. I kept forgetting to put it on the list and then I started feeling better. I did get some tonight and have started using the cabbage leaves.

I tried to eat supper tonight but was nauseous and only ate a few bites. I feel kind of hungry now, but nothing really appeals to me.

I am planning to go back to a doctor on Tuesday. That is the first chance I have because I have missed so much work and do not want to miss anymore.

What can I do? Should I continue the same plan?

Just an update from yesterday's e-mail. I don't think that everything I described above is related to the mastitis anymore because my breasts no longer hurt and are not lumpy feeling. Wouldn't I feel it if I still had some infection there?

Hi. It has been about a day and a half since I took any remedies.

My symptoms include achiness in the left nostril and discharge from there. I have a head ache above my eyes, mostly the left one. The left eye burns a little.

Also some coughing during the night mostly dry but when I woke I had some yellowish mucus come up with the cough. The cough at night is sometimes a gagging kind of cough where I think I may vomit but don't.

I was very achy last night in the shoulder blades and lower back. It is better this morning but I can tell still there as I move around.

I am a little tired, draggy. Weepy I think from being sick for so long. But this isn't the worst I have felt. I think it is just the length that is discouraging.

Currently my temp is normal. Last night it hung around 100F and then in the night I woke up all sweaty and chilled.

I want to ask advice on books to have to learn more from. I really think homeopathy works because it has helped my son so much with his asthma type symptoms and I am good at treating that. I am discouraged though when I try to help myself. There is not a homeopathic doctor here. This website is wonderful and I rely on it. Sometimes action is needed quicker than an answer comes though, so I would like to be more educated. I use Everbody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicines by Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman and I look up remedies on this website. Any other good books to recommend to be more precise in my remedy taking and giving?

I have an appt with a nurse practitioner tomorrow, the earliest they could give me. I think I am going to try to get one with another doctor today, just to see if there is any infection etc. I will report back any findings on that.

Well, I went to a doctor today, so in addition to the most recent post, I have more information.

I have an ear infection and sinusitis which I guess is a sinus infection. My ears are a little clogged feeling and itching. He said my right ear is red.

The doctor said that my lungs are clear and the coughing is coming from mucus from my nose.

Erika and Sajjad,
I have not posted for a while because I got better. I took the kali bichromium, only it was 12 pellets instead of 6 c drops. Would this matter?
I also took an antibiotic from the doctor.

It never seemed to go away completely even though I felt much better. I still had clogged ears and nasal discharge.

This week the symptoms became more obvious. It started out with watery discharge from my nose at night, along with stuffiness. Then it turned into thicker yellow green discharge. I took ars alb one night and it seemed to help it.

Yesterday I woke up feeling the breast lumps again and had a fever of about 101.5 F. I got it down with Nux Vomica.

Now I still have pain and tenderness in the left breast. It got worse over night because I heeded someone's advice to not nurse the infected breast. I pumped in the middle of the night but the infection seems to have spread and now covers nearly half of my breast. The skin is red.

I have continued nasal discharge, greenish, and hoarse voice.

I am now nursing the left breast and using the cabbage leaf, taking the phytolacca and putting garlic oil on my feet. Should I alternate the phytolacca and bryonia again?