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Chelee · 04-18-2007, 11:03 PM

Steph C., I definitely don't want it taken out too soon, that much I know. You mentioned having a seroma...I have one too on the opposite side. So I know what that's like and I am trying to avoid having a matched set. The seroma I have on the opposite side drives me crazy. It feels awful and there is alot of pressure built up under there as I am sure you can relate.
You mentioned the color of my drainage. It orignally started off a darker red and then turned light red. But this last week or so its a a clear yellow fluid. (Mine looks pretty normal to me.) I hope!
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Margerie, I had to laugh when you asked if I have been too rambunctious. lol Actually, I have been behaving myself as hard as its been. I have done very little around the house or anything. Since I had the mastectomy on March 15th, then my ooph on April 5th...I have just been trying to go easy on myself and heal. Plus its been a GOOD excuse not to do much. lol So I know its not from over doing it. (I have been taking it far to easy for a change.)

I still am not sure what I have on my orignal side where I had the MRM last year? My surgeon said it was a seroma...but when it was drained it was super thick gooey blood...not clear yellow seroma fluid? It looked more like fluid from a hematoma to me. It filled right back up after having it drained and he doesn't want to drain it again. So here I sit just MISRABLE as can be! Plus I was mad at him...he was SUPPOSE to put a drain BACK in the other side while I was having my recent prophylactic mastectomy. He said there would be less risk of infection and better to put a drain in while I had this mastectomy done. I wake up and look down my gown and NO DRAIN on the orignally side!! ARGH. I was ticked off. Your last comment about my doctors seem to be right on target!!! I am beyond fed up with this entire nightmare. Not one thing has went right for me since this started.

Thanks to both of you for the replies...obviously as always...this is not the norm just like I thought!

Chelee

04-18-2007, 11:03 PM	#4
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Steph C., I definitely don't want it taken out too soon, that much I know. You mentioned having a seroma...I have one too on the opposite side. So I know what that's like and I am trying to avoid having a matched set. The seroma I have on the opposite side drives me crazy. It feels awful and there is alot of pressure built up under there as I am sure you can relate. You mentioned the color of my drainage. It orignally started off a darker red and then turned light red. But this last week or so its a a clear yellow fluid. (Mine looks pretty normal to me.) I hope! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Margerie, I had to laugh when you asked if I have been too rambunctious. lol Actually, I have been behaving myself as hard as its been. I have done very little around the house or anything. Since I had the mastectomy on March 15th, then my ooph on April 5th...I have just been trying to go easy on myself and heal. Plus its been a GOOD excuse not to do much. lol So I know its not from over doing it. (I have been taking it far to easy for a change.) I still am not sure what I have on my orignal side where I had the MRM last year? My surgeon said it was a seroma...but when it was drained it was super thick gooey blood...not clear yellow seroma fluid? It looked more like fluid from a hematoma to me. It filled right back up after having it drained and he doesn't want to drain it again. So here I sit just MISRABLE as can be! Plus I was mad at him...he was SUPPOSE to put a drain BACK in the other side while I was having my recent prophylactic mastectomy. He said there would be less risk of infection and better to put a drain in while I had this mastectomy done. I wake up and look down my gown and NO DRAIN on the orignally side!! ARGH. I was ticked off. Your last comment about my doctors seem to be right on target!!! I am beyond fed up with this entire nightmare. Not one thing has went right for me since this started. Thanks to both of you for the replies...obviously as always...this is not the norm just like I thought! 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.