Comments on Beating Breast Cancer | Symptoms And Breast Cancer Treatment: Seroma - Relief at Last

I had a lumpectomy in May. I only had stage 0 can...

2010-11-18T03:18:21.034Z

I had a lumpectomy in May. I only had stage 0 cancer. I did not have a drain of any kind put in after my surgery. Within a two weeks I developed a seroma. Mine is about the size of an egg. I had it drained by my doctor in June. It filled up again and more painful. I just had it drained again. This time I had the aspiration done using ultra-sound. The doctor said the fluid was very thick and she was unable to get very much of it out. My surgeon keeps telling me the fluid will eventually absorb into my body. Will this be possible with the fluid being so thick? The pain seems worse since they tried to drain it. What else can be done to relieve the pain.

Dear anonymous, Order manuka honey and put on a n...

2010-10-27T06:58:54.112Z

Dear anonymous,

Order manuka honey and put on a non-stick sterile bandage (Curad or Johnson & Johnson) over the open wound. I've had my skin close up and heal using that procedure. This was after 40 days of "leaking." Also, Silver Sol is safe and can be directly sprayed on the breast to fight off infections. (The honey fights infections also.)

Next week is my one year anniversary of my mastect...

2008-12-29T03:38:00.000Z

Next week is my one year anniversary of my mastectomy AND I still have a seroma. The drain volume is about 10-20 cc/day so I use cut up sanitary napkins to absorb the fluid. There is a hole in my chest which has healed open so that it is a permanent drain hole. I have consulted many doctors and a couple of plastic surgeons suggested moving either muscle or fat tissue into the seroma to see if it would heal. To last this long is a very rare happening. The fluid has been tested twice and there are no malignant cells. I don't want more surgery but what to do?

8 weeks after sugery still having two visits a wee...

2008-12-19T11:12:00.000Z

8 weeks after sugery still having two visits a week to drain fluid, 500ml at a time. Have been told it will take "a while", how long is "a while" So pleased that I found your site, thanks, helped me a lot

The doctor left my mastectomy drain in for four we...

2008-03-17T02:40:00.000Z

The doctor left my mastectomy drain in for four weeks before removing even though it was still putting out between 60 to 100 cc per day. She was worried about infection and so was I. I go twice a week to have the seroma drained for the past 4 weeks with no end in sight. The doctor has suggested another drain if I get tired of all this, but the drain is so much trouble, I would rather just try to put up with the aspiration for another few weeks. Current discharge averages 30 to 45 cc/day.

Developed seroma, which ruptured a blood vessel, r...

2006-11-01T10:04:00.000Z

Developed seroma, which ruptured a blood vessel, requiring emergency surgery (3 weeks after reconstruction surgery). Then, 10 weeks later, developed seroma again, withdrew 250 cc fluid, put in a J-P drain, which is still draining 30cc/day after 5 weeks. Is their any end in sight? What else could possibly be done?