Take away the pain,but leave the swelling :)

[daffy654]

I have been suffering from very sore and swollen breasts for a few months now and wondered if anyone has any advice as to how to solve the problem.
I am definitely not pregnant before anyone comes up with that idea!!! lol
I am happy with the swelling - I was never blessed in that department:-) but am thoroughly fed up of the pain.

[chookie pie]

an old fashioned cure for sore breasts is cabbage
put a leaf on your breast it takes away inflamation
hope this works for you. they use it in some maternity hospitals.

[daffy654]

Thanks for the answer chookie.....I was rather hoping for advice on something I could take,like a vitamin supplement.My fiance would die laughing if he saw me sat around with cabbage leaves on my boobs :)

[blackietwo]

have you recently had a baby, been breastfeeding? that sometimes causes sore breasts. have you been checked for mastitis eg

[daffy654]

My youngest child is now almost 12 years old blackietwo,so that isn't the cause.My GP has told me it could be hormonal but has offered no solution or relief :(

It is definitely not pregnancy related,my fiance had a vasectomy just after the birth of our son in 1997.

[coccinelle]

I had the problem for a few years and it was hormone related (pre-menopause) and had to take surgestone a couple of weeks a month.
My cousin who also has the problem says evening primrose oil helps keep good hormonal balance so worth a try.

[daffy654]

I am 41 years old so I suppose it could be related to the menopause,I still have periods but they have been quite irregular for the last few years,I sometimes go for 3 months with no period at all. I will try the evening primrose oil and see if that helps.Any idea how long it takes to work coccinelle?

[DEN53]

I agree with coccinelle - you could be starting the menopause.

By the way the cabbage leaves do work - but remember DO NOT cook them first !!! (:o D

[coccinelle]

Hi daffy, like anything it'll take a couple of months to become fully affective.
With the surgestone the relief came after the first month but it is a hormone so understandable.

[daffy654]

Thanks for taking the time to reply coccinelle.
I hope the evening primrose works for me as this pain is just getting unbearable now,I am having trouble sleeping as ever time I turn in my sleep my poor boobs get knocked and it wakes me.I also can't wear a bra as the tight fabric just causes more pain.lol
I'd rather not have to take any hormone tablets but if it comes to that and my GP thinks I need them,then I will.

[coccinelle]

I know what you're going through so I sympathise, let me know if the Evening Primrose works.