Rare but possible side effect...

[pinknsassyemt 13]

So I am 6 weeks post op, and noticed that my port site/incision was still rather swollen, but I brushed this off as needing more time to heal. On Friday morning I woke up, and I swear to you, thought I had an alien trying to escape from my belly!! I had this huge rock hard protruding fist size lump right behind my insicion. I went to work, and called my surgeon. In the office they decided it could be a seroma ( a collection of serum often related to tissue disruption and rather common). Most seroma's will form then redistribute over time. Mine however.. did not. I find myself laying on a table with 2- 60cc syringes in my belly sucking the life out of this thing. Whew.. Not so bad... and they even offered me a fill while I was numb. I passed since I am totally in the green zone and losing well. Anyhow... Fast forward to Sunday.. The alien is back, but bigger.. and red.. and warm to the touch.. Yikes! I call the on call for my physician while I am at work. ( I work at the hospital which my surgeon is from). They come to see me, and decide its best to give me some antibiotics.. Bactrim via liquid form it is for me.. ICK! I call the office Monday at the on call Dr.'s directions and of course they want to see me. My surgeon has his nurse practioner do another aspiration, again draining off 120cc plus and extra 10cc... it is getting bigger.. They discuss possibly inserting a drain, but I have a fever... Great... So.. they send me for a cat scan to make sure my port isn't being rejected, or misplaced... Everythings fine just a big giant seroma.. 1 hour after a draining it was measured at 8.9x3.4x4.7 cm... yikes~ I have to follow up again on Wednesday and still the possiblity of a drain lingers.. I was happy to hear that "Ralph" (my band) was in perfect position and he was fine.

I just wanted to share this, incase someone else has the same symptoms, or if anyone has any brilliant cures before tomorrow... Nothing awesome about realizing you have a flatter tummy, and all the sudden it looks like ur hiding a orange in your waist band. haha

[Chela 5]

Oh wow!! How scary & unnerving! I hope the antibiotics kick in and the "orange" disappears!

[Karon 1]

Wow, what an ordeal. Best wishes for a return to normalcy.

[Thee-O 15]

Wow! That is just crazy!