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Chelee,
My lumpectomy went without a hitch, but I had to have a second surguery three weeks later due to one positive margin. That was June 23rd. Immediately afterward, I developed a huge seroma/hematoma that almost jeopardized my getting into the study on partial breast irradiation. My entire breast and the area around the sentinel node biopsy scar swelled up to about three times the normal size. I did not have it drained; the doctor tried to get some fluid out about a month later, but it was too clotted and thick. Both the surgeon and the radiologist said the body would absorb it naturally. It has been getting smaller, incrementally, every day, and just now looks like it may be gone by the 6 month mark later this month. It was very sore; the area is still extremely sensitive. The radiologist beformed a cbe on Monday, and just that little amount of pressure was painful. I sympathize with what you are going through. The good news is that it will get better by itself over time, just never as fast as you want it to!
Hopeful
ps - The doctors both said to take Tylenol for pain instead of asprin or an asprin substitute, as they thin the blood and could make the problem worse.
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