Hi Abbydog, I’m not having any reconstruction surgery as I only had a partial mastectomy, so I have one boob bigger than the other. At this stage it’s not bothering me.
I had a seroma under the armpit and had it drained about 5 times, instant relief when that happens. I do tend to get fluid trapped in between my original surgery scar and my auxiliary clearance scar, due to the scar tissue. I’m seeing my surgeon next week for my 6 month check up so will ask him about that when I see him .
I also don’t have Lymphoedema as yet, I’m trying to put things in place to try and prevent it happening. My arm does feel fatter at times , I just try and do as much as I can to make myself as comfortable as I can. Once I have lymphatic massage that helps bring the swelling down quite quickly, so try and visit every 4 weeks.I found swimming doing mainly breast stroke, I couldn’t do over arm as I broke my shoulder. Haven’t been in the pool for awhile due to Covid19, so looking forward to getting back to that as soon as it is safer. Can’t wait for a lymphatic massage as well.
Take care xx
