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Edema experience
hello...i had a wide local excision for DCIS and sentinel node biopsy on 4 Feb followed by a re-excision on 25 Feb to excise a positive margin on the DCIS. Surgery was at the 1'oclock position. I und...
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I had a mastectomy and a very persistent seroma (fluid retention) developed. The conventional response is to allow it to dissipate naturally but sometimes it doesn’t. Ultimately massage, from a qualified lymphoedema specialist, helped a lot.
It’s worth action as fluid retention can possibly encourage some bacterial infection. Massage helps
natural dissipation, which is generally considered better than removing the fluid by aspiration. I had fluid removed several times and it just came back again. Massage worked better. Best wishes.
I had a mastectomy and a very persistent seroma (fluid retention) developed. The conventional response is to allow it to dissipate naturally but sometimes it doesn’t. Ultimately massage, from a qualified lymphoedema specialist, helped a lot.
It’s worth action as fluid retention can possibly encourage some bacterial infection. Massage helps
natural dissipation, which is generally considered better than removing the fluid by aspiration. I had fluid removed several times and it just came back again. Massage worked better. Best wishes.