Haematoma

Scrabblemad

I had a lumpectomy 5 weeks & have developed a haematoma. It was about to break through my scar so the hospital decided to aspirated it last week. Unfortunately it has filled up again and is nearly as bad as before. I was advised to take paracetamol & ibruprofen when I left hospital, which I now read in your in this website that ibruprofen should be avoided. Should I try the heated compress to try & disperse the haematoma now as the hospital are reluctant to aspirate again for fear of infection. I am going back into hospital in 6 days for lymph node clearance so am very concerned about any delays to further treatment this might cause

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Hi Scrabblemad-

We're so sorry to hear of the complication you're having! You might want to check out our Surgery forum, particularly the Lumpectomy Lounge, where our members discuss their surgeries and recoveries. We're sure you'll find some info there! You can find that forum here: https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/91.

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dragonsnake

I had a hematoma after a biopsy, a bigger hematoma after the first lumpectomy, and a seroma after the second. I put ice packs after the biopsy and lumpectomies, which helped with pain. I guess, ice might not help after 5 weeks. They usually hesitate to aspirate because of the risk of infection. I had once a procedure to remove a hematoma and to repair a leaking blood vessel after childbirth more than 25 years ago, it was very painful without anastesia. I ended up with an injured blood vessel which still causes me trouble.  My latest hematomas and seroma were removed during my BMX. Now  I think I'm getting new ones after my drains were removed. I do not know what is the best course of action for you, I only know that my lumpectomy hematoma and seroma were tolerable, but I think that the seroma started to diminish only after one  month after the second lumpectomy.