Post‑Surgery Fluid Leak on One Side
I’m 48 and one week post–bilateral wide excision with right‑side axillary clearance for invasive lobular breast cancer on R) side. I still have one drain on the right, but my left breast (which has...
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Hi,
That sounds pretty awful.
I had a lumpectomy on L breast and some lymph nodes removed and after the drain was removed I had to have the fluid build up removed every two to three days and it was very uncomfortable and I feel for you. It did not leak so I am not much use but talk to the nurse and your surgeon. The sensation is horrible and I am now almost half way through chemotherapy, which is hard at times, mostly due to the fatigue but I can honestly say that the worst part of this journey (physically) has been the lymphatic fluid issues post surgery. It will pass and I wish you well.