Hematoma after lumpectomy

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sunshine2609
sunshine2609 Member Posts: 5
edited July 2018 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

hi ladies,


I have a question regarding lumpectomy. 2 weeks ago i had a lumpectomy for my lump which was fibrosis but i wanted it out. Pathology still benign luckily. 3 days after surgery i developed a yellow bruise and bump. Called the nurse today and she said it could be a hematoma. Of course this is ok. But i also read if the hematoma dissolves it could leave scar tissue. And then i did surgery for nothing. Because the new scar tissue will feel like a lump. Which the fibrosis also felt like.


Do you have any experience in developing hard scar tissue after dissolving of the hematoma? Does it occur and how does it feel?


Thanks a lot!!

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

    I had an enormous hematoma that didn't leave a lump. However, if yours does leave a lump it's not the end of the world--at least you will know what it is!!

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  • Ingerp
    Ingerp Member Posts: 2,624
    edited July 2018

    And you know you'll have hard scar tissue where the lumpectomy was, right? Massage is supposed to help, but you need to keep it up regularly.

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  • sunshine2609
    sunshine2609 Member Posts: 5
    edited July 2018

    hi


    Thanks for replying!! I know that is it from the hematoma so that is great. But the reason for the lumpectomy was removing the hard lump. So i was hoping not to have any lump in return. And i do read that surgery or hematoma will leave a lump. So that's a shame

    Ingerp: does a lumpectomy always leave a hard lump? Or only when you had a hematoma? Did you have this and did the massage work?

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  • sunshine2609
    sunshine2609 Member Posts: 5
    edited July 2018

    i wonder if maybe i should have left the firbosis. Which also was hard but i was used to it. But i wanted this hard lump out. The surgeon said it could leave scar tissue but not necessarily. So i am still hoping no new hard lump pops up

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  • mchappy
    mchappy Member Posts: 2
    edited July 2018

    I joined this page specifically so I could perhaps help someone with your problem. I have had a hard lump the size of a clenched fist after my lumpectomy 6 years ago. Massage was impossible, it was so tightly wrapped. Lately, I just happened upon taking serapeptase, 120,000 units, 3 times a day, (you can order it over the counter online at Amazon and other places) and it is actually going away. I can literally feel it dissolving. It feels like very faint "buzzing". No, I am not kidding. Check into it.

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