Seroma after lumpectomy and re excision
Everything went well with my re-excision on 19 December; however, this morning, I noticed redness and tenderness in my breast. Since my surgeon is still on Christmas break, I contacted a McGrath nurse...
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Ah, ah, my seroma! - to make a really bad joke! Most disappear relatively soon. Some linger. My own experience (note: unusual, won’t necessarily happen to you) was a positively herculean attempt by my body to heal me by producing a huge amount of nutrient rich fluid, no matter what I did to suggest this was overkill. My oncologist wasn’t too happy with so much fluid with chemo, so aspirations (no, not hope, removing the fluid by needle extractions). There was a hell of a lot of fluid. And it filled up again within a couple of days. At its height, I sloshed when I bent over!
It was finally resolved but I wish I had used massage to help disperse the fluid earlier. It may not be necessary, as I say most seromas disperse quite quickly, but worth a try if it lingers! It’s funny to look back on, even slightly amusing at the time! The body is quite remarkable.
It was finally resolved but I wish I had used massage to help disperse the fluid earlier. It may not be necessary, as I say most seromas disperse quite quickly, but worth a try if it lingers! It’s funny to look back on, even slightly amusing at the time! The body is quite remarkable.