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Post mastectomy swelling or seroma?
How did you guys tell the difference between post surgery swelling & seroma? I’m 3 weeks post mastectomy and have swelling well beneath my incision, it kind of looks like my boob is trying to grow back. I saw surgeon last Friday & he said it was potentially some fatty tissue that may have been left behind. My chest also…
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Ongoing seroma
Has anyone else had issues with a seroma ? When I first had a double mastectomy, my right side needed syringing for quite a few months. Years later, when doing a lot of DIY, I felt pain there and thought the worse, but it turned out to be another seroma. It slowly lessened but I seem to have one again now. Would this be to…
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Seromas
Hi there, I had surgery in may last year bilateral mastectomy and auxiliary clearance. I have a couple of seromas on side lump was found. Surgeon said he could syringe but wouldnt as too risky of infection and it was during chemo. Wondered if necessary to have it syringed and why? Did surgeon do yours? Thanks
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Post mastectomy help
I had left mastectomy two weeks ago and everything seems to be going well except I have seroma (swelling around scar) Hope that’s right and the dr is regularly draining fluid. My chest is really tight is this normal? Should I try to wear a bra or not? All help appreciated. Lyn