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ThePooKster
ThePooKster Member Posts: 1
edited January 2016 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

I was diagnosed in November 2015..I had a lumpectomy surgery with 1large lymph node removed.. Will start radiation next week.. But I am seeking advice on the big hard lump that I am assuming is scar tissue.. How long will it be there? Will it go away on its own? Do I massage it? Heeeellllpp😂

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited January 2016

    Hi. Get your surgeon to look at it. We can support you, but have no way to really be reassuring about it.

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  • marijen
    marijen Member Posts: 3,731
    edited January 2016

    I had a big thick scar as big as a tv cable where my ANLD was. Surgery was very end of Oct. - it's gone now. Looks better everyday.

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited January 2016

    Call your Surgeon. Questions about anything unusual should be addressed to your Dr or his/her PA or RN - sooner rather than later. Be sure that the Rads Dr (Radiological Oncologist) is aware of it before starting rads.

    No one here can tell you what is going on or what it 'means' - only your Dr(s) can.

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  • Manu14
    Manu14 Member Posts: 153
    edited January 2016

    It could very possibly be a seroma which occurs with some frequnecy in women who go through a lumpectomy. A seroma is a collection of fluid whoch tries to fill the space where the tumor was removed. Have your surgeon and radiologist check it out. They will probably be able to easily identify what it is

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