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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / June 2007Continued Drainage 4 week after surgery
Hi, Wife had bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction ( tissue expanders). She came down with staph and had both expanders removed. However, it has been 4 weeks since the last surgery and she still has some drainage (2" round on pad every 12 hours) from the infected breast. Culture showed no infection, it is lymph fluid. Plastic surgeon says wound will close up. We are worried that wound will need to be re-stitched. Any opinions or personal experience? Worried > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Worried Plastic surgeon probably knows what he is talking about. I have heard of similar cases that sorted themselves out OK in time. Usually just around they time they were beginning to get worried. Tim Jackson >Wife had bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction ( tissue >expanders). She came down with staph and had both expanders removed. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >surgeon says wound will close up. We are worried that wound will need >to be re-stitched. Any opinions or personal experience? I had a single mastectomy almost 2 years ago and it took a long time for the wound to drain. Since there's no infection, and she's had what amounts to 2 operations, I wouldn't worry about it yet, just make absolutely sure that it's dressed regularly with sterile dressings. My would didn't need to be restitched, even after it was opened up to scrape out abscess material.  Signature"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission." Rear Admiral "Amazing" Grace Hopper > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > surgeon says wound will close up. We are worried that wound will need > to be re-stitched. Any opinions or personal experience? ------------------ I had 2 separate operations, first the mastectomy, then a year later the reconstruction with tissue expander. (I had to wait a year because I needed radiation after the mastectomy.) Both times it took over TWO MONTHS to stop draining. Nothing was wrong, it's longer than usual but not considered abnormal. It was *annoying* as hell, though, I'll tell you that! Eva |
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