Leakage from scar

mvspaulding

ok ,have a question for everyone. I am 16 days out from surgery and had my drains removed on my 10th day post surgery. I haven't had any problems but last night I got out of the shower and my right breast is leaking yellowish fluid at a steady rate. I was soaking gauze pads and my bras and finally used some maxi pads and it seems to have stopped for the night. The left breast had a little discharge as well but it was dark like dried blood. I contacted my breast surgeon and she said it should be fine but technically I needed to call my PS since I'm under her care for the reconstruction at this point. Anyone had any experience with this. Called PS and she is out of the office, waiting for a call back.

BarredOwl

Hi mv:

You are probably worried that a change in fluid output might be concerning for infection. Have you been able to get in contact with a medical professional yet? If not, there should be an on-call number at the PS's office where you can reach someone to advise you. Be sure to take your temperature before calling.

BarredOwl