BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY
Persistant Seroma?

Persistant Seroma?

I had a mastectomy 2 years ago and I still have an area below the surgery site that gets swollen and is very painful to touch.  Occasionally it will disappear only to swell up again.  Is this dangerous?  I was just diagnosed with bc to my left breast.  Paranoid that swelling could be more than seroma....maybe cancer?  If you have any knowledge of this, please let me know.  Thank you for being there.
Related Discussions
1 Comment
Blank
25201_tn?1255584436
As far as the area of swelling is concerned I'm wondering if this might possibly be lymphedema of the trunk/chest. I would doubt that a seroma would still be present after the length of time you indicate since your mastectomy. Has this area ever been drained ? If it were a seroma I would think it would have been or another drain inserted.  Regards ....
Blank
Continue discussion Blank
Go
Blank
Weight Tracker
Reach your weight goal faster
Start Tracking Now
MedHelp Health Answers
Submit
Top Breast Cancer Answerers
25201_tn?1255584436
Blank
japdip
587083_tn?1327123862
Blank
zouzi
962875_tn?1314213636
Blank
bluebutterfly2222
WV
739091_tn?1300669627
Blank
SueYoung55
State of Confusion
Avatar_f_tn
Blank
ncmichigan
Willis, MI
RSS Expert Activity
1741471_tn?1329053231
Blank
Love, endorphins and biochemistry. ... Blank
7 hrs ago by Michael Gonzalez-WallaceBlank
1684282_tn?1311133646
Blank
Pregnancy and Addiction
19 hrs ago by Julia M Aharonov, DOBlank
514494_tn?1329196433
Blank
What's the Best Type of Mattress?
Feb 13 by Adam Tanase, D.C.Blank