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Fluid build up in chest after masectomy and recurrence

by panama99, Oct 23, 2009 08:03PM

My wife had a masectomy in 2003 and a reccurrence in 2007 that originated in the skin around her scar. In her last follow up in August, her oconlogist found some fluid building up in her chest area. She went back for a chest x-ray yesterday and the fluid was still there--the same amount it hadn't increased. All her bloods were clean and no evidence of any abnormal cells in any surrounding tissues. The oconologist believes the fluid is from post radiation and suggested she come back in 6 weeks for another xray to see if the fluid has diminished. She said at that time she could take a sample of the fluid and exam it to see if there were any cancer cells present. She did not seemed overly concerned, .

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by bluebutterfly2222, Oct 24, 2009 07:08AM

To: panama99

Do you have a question or questions regarding your wife's situation that you would like someone to respond to?

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