Hematoma vs Seroma

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Veeder14
Veeder14 Member Posts: 880
edited February 2018 in Lymphedema

I made the mistake of going to the surgeon's office only to see the nurse practitioner. She insisted the lump that the surgeon drained is now a hematoma. I disagreed with her because it feels the exact same as before the surgeon drained it, and I requested to see the surgeon next week. My question of the surgeon is how often should a seroma be drained? I don't want an infection like last time, however I don't want this painful lump in my arm pit either.

I'm pretty sure that hematoma's aren't drained like seromas?

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  • Chiarara
    Chiarara Member Posts: 44
    edited February 2018

    I had a hematoma after my lumpectomy- surgeon drained it twice, and could have done so again, but then I had more surgery!

    It was not painful, but it was a pain in that it delayed healing and there was all that swelling...

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  • Veeder14
    Veeder14 Member Posts: 880
    edited February 2018

    Hi Chiarara,

    Thanks for the information about hematomas. Glad yours was able to be drained and wasn't painful. That NP I saw was wrong on every front. I'll see the surgeon next but I feel this is a seroma.

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited February 2018

    They tried to drain my biopsy induced hematoma during my lumpectomy surgery (three days after biopsy), and couldn't drain it. Apparently the blood had already thickened too much. I had to wait it out for it to dissolve, took a few months.

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  • Veeder14
    Veeder14 Member Posts: 880
    edited February 2018

    gb2115,

    I never thought about that happening, sorry you had to wait for it to resolve itself. I'm pretty sure this is a seroma with lymph fluid not a hematoma but I'll let the surgeon tell me. I don't go in until the 26th.

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  • Legomaster225
    Legomaster225 Member Posts: 672
    edited February 2018

    I got a hematoma in early December when they took out my port. It is tender some days but it is smaller now.

    Hope you surgeon can help you Veeder14.

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  • jo6359
    jo6359 Member Posts: 2,279
    edited February 2018

    I had a BMX on the 29th and had to go in for emergency surgery the next day to evacuate a huge hematoma from my nonaffected left armpit. Since the surgery, no pain. Good Luck

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