Seroma
During the axillary clearance part of my surgery, lymph nodes were removed from my arm pit. Therefore fluid cannot drain away so easily anymore. I think I was told there is a 60% chance of the develo...
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Hey Erica
I also had a seroma at my surgery site after my surgery which was ongoing. Different practitioners had 3 attempts to remove the fluid with the last one being a female who was determined she would be the blokes and would make sure she got some fluid out. Well she tried every pocket over and over until things were uncomfortable for me and the poor nurse who was doing all the hard work with the syringe thing. Needless to say she didn't have any better success.
It does sound like you have got it early and may have to have it drained a few times to keep it under control.
Unfortunately my surgeon said it was nothing to worry about and that it would settle down but it didn't so by the time anyone decided to do something about it (my surgeons registrar) it had become more like scar tissue with no fluid to speak of. I now have a small egg size scar tissue area where my scar is. It is not uncomfortable but is there and seems to cause concern every time I have an ultrasound of which I have had a few of recently.
So my advice is to have it drained when necessary and ensure they take every precaution required to stop infection occurring.
Best of luck with this, lots of love, Mich xoxo