I had a masectomy and partial node clearance four weeks ago. The scar seemed to heal quickly and I came home after six days, as 13 out of 17 nodes tested were affected I am due to have full node clearance next Thursday. I had fluid removed twice once 200ml. then 275ml. I woke up Monday night to find a soaking wet bed the fluid was pouring out for several hours. I saw the GP. on Tues and he removed a further 90ml. prescribed Antibiotics and dressed scar which had broken down for abou two inches. Now have it packed and dressed every day as wound keeps opening up further. I now have to see Surgeon Monday to see if can go ahead with Surgery on Thurs. I hope I can as I want to get it over with and have booked Kennels for my thrre dogs. Has anyone else had flooding through scar. Sorry for such a long moan.
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Hi Val - don’t worry about the ‘long moan’ That is what we are here for.
I had a lumpectomy last March and woke up in the night is a similar state, soggy pajama top etc. not so nice. You may laugh but I ended up taping a sanitary towel over the dressing to soak up the gloop. The District nurse put something like a colostomy bag over the leaky bit which collected the fluid while allowing the wound to drain. Must confess I felt a lot less sore once the bubble burst so to speak - I think it was the reduction in pressure. Healed up again very quickly after that. Fortunately I was infection free which you are obviously not. It can all get a bit scary!!
Hope yours heals up fast - it must be hard having to part with your dogs.
anyway thinking of you - goodluck with it all - Swanie