Recurrence in drain scars

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jlazyk
jlazyk Member Posts: 69
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

Did anyone have a recurrence in the scars where the drains were (not just the scars from the actually mastectomy)?  That is were mine returned and breast surgeon seemed so surprised.  I can't imagine it is that uncommon.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited April 2009

    I would go friffin' nuts if that happened!! What kind of cancer did you have? What were the symptoms and how did you know?

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  • lexislove
    lexislove Member Posts: 2,645
    edited April 2009

    I have never heard of this before. I'm so sorry.What a shock.

    Did you discover this yourself?

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  • MEKasch
    MEKasch Member Posts: 1
    edited November 2009

    That is exactly where I found mine...just confirmed yesterday...PET scheduled for tomorrow AM...would love to know where you are at with this~

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  • Cheryl_in_SI
    Cheryl_in_SI Member Posts: 17
    edited December 2009

    Hi all

    I recently felt something in the area where drain had been - maybe not the exact spot. BS said it felt like scar tissue to him but he took a sample anyway.  It came back positive for cancer.  I asked his PA  (he left for Christmas vacation) about recurrence in this area after reading this thread.  She said it isn't the drain site per se, but that is where the lymph nodes are and that the recurrence was likely to involve the lymph nodes.  I'm still going to ask him on 1/6.

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