I need some input from anyone who has had mastitis! Two weeks ago I started getting some tenderness in my left breast tissue. I thought it might be thrush so I upped my probiotic intake, but it didn't help and the pain got worst. I was hoping my body might fight the infection since I didn't want to start antibiotics (for fear for mastitis thrush cycle from killing off all tr good bacteria as well). The pain finally got unbearable last Monday and I went to see a doc, who diagnosed me with mastitis and prescribed an antibiotic that was safe for BF. The pain went away the next day and I continued on the meds. Yesterday (Saturday) around noon the pain came back with avengence!!! OMG it hurts so so so so bad. It's a pain deep within the tissue as well as around the nipple. I don't have any redness, but it does feel swollen even after I nurse or pump. No hard lumps though. Doctor last week also said that area felt warmer to the touch. Today the pain has escalated to even worst than before I started the antibiotics! I am spending mothers days curled up in the fetal position trying to work through the pain. And crying. I spoke with doctor just now (he called me back on day off - brownie points!) and he's afraid it might be a staphylococcal infection instead of the normal mastitis. He said my pain levels and possible ineffectiveness of the first antibiotic indicates the more serious infection. If it really is a staph infection, then I need to be placed on a different antibiotic which I have to pump/dump and it has a bunch of unpleasant side effects.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I am so upset right now.