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Post Re-Excision Seroma
Well our first official weekend in Port Macquarie after the recent move here last didn't quite go according to plan. Seems I'm of the lucky ones (again!) who develop a seroma after re-excision surg...
Hi Karenne,
Thankyou very much for sharing your experience :)
Really helpful to know what I could be in for.
I just assumed after being in hospital on IV antibiotics & several attempts to drain it, that the abscess would heal without any further intervention after being discharged from hospital.
The Wound Clinic nurse has since explained however that because I haven't had an ultrasound yet & my breast surgery was done out of town (we've just moved here to Port Macquarie), it's all a bit of a guessing game because they don't yet know exactly where the abscess is & how big it was to start with.
I've been referred to & have an appointment with a local general surgeon on Monday who will hopefully be able to get to the bottom of it.
Did you have Radiation Therapy while you still had the Seroma?
Mel
Thankyou very much for sharing your experience :)
Really helpful to know what I could be in for.
I just assumed after being in hospital on IV antibiotics & several attempts to drain it, that the abscess would heal without any further intervention after being discharged from hospital.
The Wound Clinic nurse has since explained however that because I haven't had an ultrasound yet & my breast surgery was done out of town (we've just moved here to Port Macquarie), it's all a bit of a guessing game because they don't yet know exactly where the abscess is & how big it was to start with.
I've been referred to & have an appointment with a local general surgeon on Monday who will hopefully be able to get to the bottom of it.
Did you have Radiation Therapy while you still had the Seroma?
Mel