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Afraser
6 years agoMember
Mercifully mine wasn’t painful, just occasionally ached. It was deep in the breast cavity but that also disguised how much fluid there was. It was aspirated the first time because I was starting chemo and my oncologist wasn’t happy with so much fluid (first aspiration netted exactly one and a half litres, later ones were mainly 400 - 500 mlls). It refilled like my life depended on it! I am grateful to my body’s capacity to recuperate but this one instance was a bit of overkill. Problem is that while aspiration can cause infection, so can a very lengthy accumulation of a nutritious brew of fluid for any nasty bacteria (and we all have them). So anything you can do to encourage natural reduction of the fluid is a good idea. A teleconsultation may be an option to see how to do it. Best wishes.