Radiation
hi everyone,
had my mastectomy 4th December. Op went well but still requiring aspiration of A seroma. Getting about 100ml of fluid taken off about twice a week. I am due to go to the hospital next ...
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Hi Linda,
Happy New Year.
I don't really have answers for you, but my understanding is that they would prefer seroma's not to be drained during RT, as it may change angles of the area being treated. I'm halfway through RT, had an ultrasound due to a collection just before Christmas, and my radiation oncologist wasn't keen for it to be drained for that reason. However, when th ultrasound was done, the radiologist felt that it looked infective, & wanted it drained. My next 4 sessions all took about an hour, to get my positioning correct. Believe when when I say you don't want to do that.
Have a good talk to the radiotherapy people on Monday, & be guided by them.
Take care, Lyn