Advice please on draining haematoma following mx + LD flap

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Hi all,

I haven’t been on the site for ages as I was haring round like a mad thing trying to get the house organised before I went in for this op in the hope that things would run as smoothly as possible for my son doing his GCSEs and middle daughter doing A levels. My timing was always awful!

Anyway I am now home having had the op on 11th June, came home on Tuesday and have improved dramatically ever since. However I am filling up with blood/fluid on my back, I went back on Thursday to see my surgeon who stuck a needle in it to drain it and managed to get some out rather slowly but my question is this…is it really not supposed to hurt because this was really painful, I yelled out and I don’t think I’m a wimp at all so could it be that my lovely surgeon is not very good at doing it? I have to go back on Monday as it has filled up again and I’m told better out than in but not exactly looking forward to it…is it just me? Am I a wimp after all?

Your experiences would be appreciated.

lots of love
Lee x

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Hi Hope …I had to have my seroma drained a few times after my LD in March but I cant say that it was that painful …mind you I am only just getting sensation back in the part of my back where he took the muscle from so maybe I was a bit numb anyway hence it not bothering me …sorry cant help further xxxx
Maz

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Thanks anyway Maz. I don’t really understand it. When you think of all the biopsies and other tests i’ve had as well as two operations it seems odd that I would rate the drainage as being the most painful…can’t be right can it. Hey ho I’ll just have to grin and bear it.

Lee x