Blood Build Up 3 months after Mastectomy

I had a lumpectomy so I
I had a lumpectomy so I don't know. But, good luck to you. Let us know.

JudyAS said:

Blood Build Up.....
Thank you survivorbc09. I will let you know Tuesday what they decide to do, but really has me scared. Can't imagine what is going on. JudyAS

Judy
I have tried googleing and still can't find anything close to what you are describing... Remeber we are here for you!!!

HUGZ... CAlleen

HI Judy
I had bilateral mastectomy in May but no radiation treatments. Maybe the radiation caused you to have some bleeding or a bruising there since its so damaging to the tissue. Either way, If you have a collection of fluid there the drain though you may not want it will hopefully drain it out and collapse that pocket of fluid. You dont want it to accumulate there. I didnt have that complication, but then I didnt have radiation.

I wonder if compression would help? YOu might ask if wearing a sports bra or a binder would help that fluid reabsorb?

Let us know how you do

Hugs
Linda T

Fluid Build Up
I had a lumpectomy and after a few months, I felt what I thought was a new tumor. The skin was tight and the egg shaped form under the skin felt ominous. Turned out to be fluid build up. It appears that after a lumpectomy, there is space left by the excised tumor and nature abhors a vaccuum. So, the fluid builds up. It's been 8 months and slowly, very slowly, the fluid is be reabsorbed into my system. Although you had a mastectomy, perhaps something similar is happening to you. There are so many variants in each case of breast cancer that anything is possible and we, being the worriers that we are, anticipate the worst. Hang in there. This may just be a rare, but not unique, side effect of radiation. I was also told by my surgeon, that radiation continues to foster molecular changes in the tissue for up to 3 years following completion of radiation treatment. So, please try not to think the worst. Hang in there. Hugs, Marilynn

Tux said:

I also had a lumpectomy &
I also had a lumpectomy & there was a lot of fluid in the surgical area! It showed up on a mammo, but the mammo tech it was quite common. Seemed like an awful lot to me, but the tech did not seem to be worried in the least. Hope you get a simple resolution to your problem.

My surgeon said she wanted there to be fluid
After my lumpsectomy, I had to have a re-incission to get cleaner margins. On surgury day I asked her how she would know where to go back to since it had been 2 weeks, I was worried that it had healed to much, but she said that where the tumor was there would be a hole filled with fuild, and that I wanted that to be there because it made my breast look fuller and I wouldn't be able to tell I had surgury. After the 2nd surgury I also noticed that I had no drain tube like the first surgury, she said that it was for the same reason since this time almost a quarter of my breasty was missing.
When I had my follow appt she offered to drain some fluid out if I felt umcomfortable or if the skin was tight, but I declined it's been 3 weeks now and my body has absorded some of it and my breast does look alot smaller now when I look at it(in a bra it's give the illusion everythings the same)
But that's been something I've been worried about from the get to. I don't know what to think about why you're building up blood, evcept maybe that you weren't really healed yet and maybe you pulled something causing it to bleed in side, and since you possibly have a pocket, like after a partial mastsectomy, that why blood and fluid are building up.

I really hope it nothing, please keep us posted and let us know how you next appt goes,

God Bless

Aurora

JudyAS said:

Aurora,
I had a total
Aurora,
I had a total mastectomy, but since it had been 3 months I thought I was on my way to recovery. I am beginning to think also that the radiation may have caused the bleeding. It is filling up again, I go back tomorrow so hope there will be a solution to this. I had fluid buildup after they removed the drain tubes, but it was fluid not blood like it was this time. I will post a not as soon as I go to the doctor tomorrow. Thanks for all the support.
JudyAS

Good luck tomorrow Judy.
Good luck tomorrow Judy. Let us know what you find out!

Hugs!

JudyAS said:

Aurora,
I had a total
Aurora,
I had a total mastectomy, but since it had been 3 months I thought I was on my way to recovery. I am beginning to think also that the radiation may have caused the bleeding. It is filling up again, I go back tomorrow so hope there will be a solution to this. I had fluid buildup after they removed the drain tubes, but it was fluid not blood like it was this time. I will post a not as soon as I go to the doctor tomorrow. Thanks for all the support.
JudyAS

JudyAs
I really hope everything turns out okay, Good luck and keep us posted.

Aurora

Hi Judy,
I hope they find a
Hi Judy,
I hope they find a simple reason for the build-up. You will be in my prayers tomorrow.

Love and gentle hugs,
Donna

JudyAS said:

My Up-date on the blood in my incision
Hi everyone, Well I went to my surgeon yesterday, they are not sure where the blood is coming from, but she had to put another drain tube in. She could not believe all the blood that came out of it. She said that this is uncommon, but has happened before. They think it was caused by the radiation that it irratated the lining and caused the bleeding. They haven't convinced my husband and I yet, the bleeding has not stopped, but she said it may take a few days, a week or 2 weeks before they can remove the tube. I just don't understand how you can loose this much blood. So now I wait and see. I feel okay and know I am going to be fine. I have such good supporters everywhere. Just keep me in your thoughts and I will keep you posted. Thank you to all of you who responded. Hugs to All, Judy

That doesn't make sense that
That doesn't make sense that it was caused by radiation. But, wishing you good luck. Thanks for the update!

Hugs, Leeza