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Chelee · 01-30-2007, 01:55 AM

Skeetur, It sounds like you have what they call a, "seroma". Fluid build up where you had the lumpectomy. I had fluid in my chest...I could NOT hear it though...but was having some pressure and a slight "burning" feeling where I had the mastectomy. In fact the burning was RIGHT where my orignal tumor was. Pressure build up too. Very uncomfortable! My surgeon felt it and order a ultrasound and we found it full of fluid. It was drained and I felt great. Although...its filled back up again. lol

After that I read alot on "seroma's" and they say it IS common to actually feel the fluid moving around in there. Its almost mentioned that women have heard it as you said. I believe its more common for these to occur RIGHT after surgery. Like 7 to 10 days...but it can also happen MONTHS after.

I'm glad you did not panic and you and your hubby got a good laugh out of it. But talk to your surgeon about this...he should be told. Go to google and type in "seroma", you can find all you need to know about it and then some.

Chelee

01-30-2007, 01:55 AM	#4
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Skeetur, It sounds like you have what they call a, "seroma". Fluid build up where you had the lumpectomy. I had fluid in my chest...I could NOT hear it though...but was having some pressure and a slight "burning" feeling where I had the mastectomy. In fact the burning was RIGHT where my orignal tumor was. Pressure build up too. Very uncomfortable! My surgeon felt it and order a ultrasound and we found it full of fluid. It was drained and I felt great. Although...its filled back up again. lol After that I read alot on "seroma's" and they say it IS common to actually feel the fluid moving around in there. Its almost mentioned that women have heard it as you said. I believe its more common for these to occur RIGHT after surgery. Like 7 to 10 days...but it can also happen MONTHS after. I'm glad you did not panic and you and your hubby got a good laugh out of it. But talk to your surgeon about this...he should be told. Go to google and type in "seroma", you can find all you need to know about it and then some. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.