Hi
4 weeks post lumpectomy , had a lot of serous fluid that opened the scar and began leaking , had ultra sound and aspiration , that night I woke up soaked in the fluid , I’ve had various dressings as in colostomy drainage bag ( felt like udder sitting on the breast ) pico dressing which helped heal the scar, however the scar has closed and healed but I now have to large pockets of fluid .. Seromas… I know I can’t have radiotherapy with these , anyone else suffered these , and did the seroma re absorb on its own ?
tia
Yes I had that, and mine kept leaking and was having it dressed for weeks. I had two infections in it and two lots of antibiotics. Mine didn't absorb, it wouldn't heal properly until all the fluid had leaked out. Best that it is completely healed before your Radiotherapy, as they started my chemotherapy twice and it caused it to open up again. So we waited for 6 weeks before trying a third time. After that it was fine. So best of luck! Hope it heals quickly for you! xxx
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