Are you serious?!
My seroma has not been going away, and was continuously draining large amount, so my surgeon decided to put a drain back in. My seroma was above my back incision, and so that's where my new drain now resides.... In my back! I was surprised that he numbed me up right there in his office and put it in. It's not as uncomfortable as I was expecting it to be, I am not even noticing that it's there, most of the time. I'm not allowed to shower, because my surgeon happens to be one of those that doesn't allow showering while drains are in :(
I have already drained a little more than 400cc's from the bulb in just 24hrs, so hopefully it all comes out quickly and then I'll be done with all of this.
I have already drained a little more than 400cc's from the bulb in just 24hrs, so hopefully it all comes out quickly and then I'll be done with all of this.
Thank you all! My new drain has been putting out about 200cc's every day, so it doesnt seem to be slowing down at all. My surgeon said that if this doesnt work, that he would inject something into the drain cath to make everything inflame and stick together, so there would be no more room for fluid.... That doesnt sound fun though, and I'm hoping it doesnt come down to that. It sounds kind of painful.