Breast drain pulled out by accident....seroma started

gonzard222
gonzard222 Member Posts: 55
edited June 2014 in Pain

I was coming out of the bathroom when my drain tube snagged the door knob and it pulled out the drain enough to stop pulling fluids. went in and nurse went ahead and pulled rest of tube out. tomorrow i will have surgery to have them put back in. when i left there i started swelling really fast, so i called dr and he said to do absolutely nothing....well i got up to go to the bathroom and coming out i got very dizzy and now my chest is tingling so bad. I dont know if the fluid can cause a heart attack or not but i am freaking out.....has this happened to anyone else?

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  • cider8
    cider8 Member Posts: 832
    edited September 2012

    I had a seroma develop when I had a drain unknowingly pulled early. For me, I did not notice the seroma for almost 2 weeks. It drained 220cc. I do not believe the extra fluid could cause a heart attack.

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  • gonzard222
    gonzard222 Member Posts: 55
    edited September 2012

    ok great thank you.....i was reading some other posts from others who had the same problem....not that i feel better, but i feel better now that i know what it could possibly be. Thank you

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  • HLB
    HLB Member Posts: 1,760
    edited September 2012

    I don't think its harmful. Depending on the size they either drain them or leave them alone to be absorbed over time. So if you're getting the drain put back in everything should be ok.

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  • MiniMacsMom
    MiniMacsMom Member Posts: 595
    edited September 2012

    How long were your drains in before they pulled out.  Mine pulled out about 4 days after surgery and I was down to about 50ccs a day.  I got a tiny bit of swelling but nothing really bad.  Its not the end of the world!  As long as your fluid output has started decreasing you should be ok! 

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  • gonzard222
    gonzard222 Member Posts: 55
    edited September 2012

    Well the fluid is still building in my chest but in a couple hours hopefully that will feel better. The drains were in for 6 days before it got pulled out. Thank you for input on this. It really does help to know others have had the same concerns. Sucks that any of us had to deal with this. :)

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