Swelling in the reconstructed breast
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SonjaW
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Hi all, this is my first post.
September 2017 I was diagnosed with 6cm tumour with node involvement - not visible on ultrasound or mammogram. May 2018 I had a skin sparing mastectomy ‘L’ breast with a spacer. In July 2018 I had the reconstruction done.
Since then I have been just getting on with life. This included taking up running which of course gave me weight loss to the point where my implant was quite visibly outlined. And I was happy with that.
However, a month ago I noticed swelling of the reconstructed breast. I thought nothing of it. However, yesterday I noticed it was quite noticeably enlarged.
Has anyone else ever had this before?
Thanks Sonja
September 2017 I was diagnosed with 6cm tumour with node involvement - not visible on ultrasound or mammogram. May 2018 I had a skin sparing mastectomy ‘L’ breast with a spacer. In July 2018 I had the reconstruction done.
Since then I have been just getting on with life. This included taking up running which of course gave me weight loss to the point where my implant was quite visibly outlined. And I was happy with that.
However, a month ago I noticed swelling of the reconstructed breast. I thought nothing of it. However, yesterday I noticed it was quite noticeably enlarged.
Has anyone else ever had this before?
Thanks Sonja
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Yep, make an appointment to see your surgeon. It's possibly just fluid, but that can cause other problems. If there s any heat in it, get to your GP as soon as you can. Ain't it the gift that keeps on giving?
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Any sudden enlargement needs investigation to exclude infection and should be done with haste. It may be just a seroma but nay be more. Was it an implant or own tissue reconstruction?1