Post bilateral mastectomy fluid buildup in the inner arm

Bunny1963

I am almost three weeks post bilateral surgery and have a lot of fluid in my underarms and I am curious if it will go away in its own or is there something I can do to help it along

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Hi Bunny-

Welcome to BCO! We're glad you've found our community and hope it becomes a supportive and safe place for you. You may want to try reading through and posting in our surgery forum, lots of great info there and members who may be able to offer some advice: https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/91

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Wildplaces

Bunny,

Have you seen your surgeon about this fluid?

From your brief description this accumulation of fluid may be a seroma.

(Some do go away - resorb by themselves - others need draining)

OCDAmy

I had swelling below the arm pits for quite some time. My PS sent me to a PT and she would use kinetic tape to try and reduce swelling. I think it may have helped some. Now I am realizing some of it is just fat that was there before but just more visible now that the breast tissue is gone. I've been told that can be fixed when I have implant surgery

Bunny1963

I did ask her I just don't remember what she said . Chemo brain😤