tanyar
12 years agoMember
Seroma
Hi girls,
Is it normal to have a Seroma after 4 months of surgery (double mastecomy) and have had it drained 13 times!?!?!
I'm worried that there is something wrong. My surgeon isn't too concern...
Hi Joanne here, Most seromas do absorb back into the body,but not all. If you are getting less fluid each time i would say it will happen to you, i hope so. My 1st Mastectomy was done Feb, 2012 from which i got a seroma, i had it drained every 2 weeks with 280 -350 mls each time, I had to have another permanent drain inserted for 3 weeks before i could have Radiotheraphy, I also had it drained twice during. Unfortunately mine was the worst seen in my area and did not improve, continuing to be drained every 2 weeks again. When I had my 2nd Mastectomy in Jan 2013 the Doctor had to operate to remove the Seroma.
I hope you fall in to the first one, please let me know how you go and if you would like any more information, Regards Joanne.