Please help I'm freaking out: breastfeeding and silver nitrate

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My ds is 8 months and breastfed. After having a pyrogenic granuloma for 6 months from a bee sting, I decided to get it removed. The doctor cauterised it with a silver nitrate stick. I didn't fully think it through but now I'm terrified breastfeeding might be poisoning ds with silver nitrate which is after all a heavy metal. The granuloma was on my upper chest so close to breasts! They reckon the silver nitrate stays in the skin, but last night ds was writhing around in agony like he had a bad stomach until 3 am. I had it done on Thursday. I'm so scared about the links between heavy metals and autism. Somebody please help.... I'm freaking out. :(

I have no idea, but my nephew had an umbilical granuloma and he was treated with silver nitrate at a few weeks old .... so my logic guess is you'd be fine. I would imagine if it was dangerous then they wouldn't treat a new baby with it...

Try emailing or calling here. It's the Drugs in Breastmilk helpline and is run by Wendy Jones who is a pharmacist and breastfeeding counsellor so she knows her stuff.

Thanks TS, I did actually ring her and she said, it's ok, it stays on your skin. But I still cant get it out of my mind!!