Seroma - leg

have a seroma that came up after surgery on melanoma and a lymph node that was removed in my leg. Test came back neg. Anyway this lemon size bump in my groin is driving me crazy. I was told my body would absorb it. Well I'm reading it might take up to a year. Anyone else with this problem? It does not hurt, just bothers me.
It has been  2 months since all this. Now my ankle is swelling some. Is this all related?

[Dr Vinod]

A seroma is a pocket of clear serous fluid that sometimes develops in the body after surgery. When small blood vessels are ruptured, blood plasma can seep out; inflammation caused by dying injured cells also contributes to the fluid.

Please believe that it will regress or else your clinician will take the right course of action as it makes the initial recovery period difficult, but some need repeated visits to their doctor to have the seroma fluid drained.

Please take care and believe that it is only time when you will be ok, and you know it is a Seroma and not dangerous!

[tobene]

Thank you.  I was just concerened about my leg begining to retain fluid. Dr. will not drain it. Afraid of bacteria getting in it.