Is a large amount of fluid leaking from incision normal?

Hi all you post ops .. I need your help. I am 3 1/2 weeks post op and thought I was doing very well. My incision seemed to be healing nicely. However, over the last week or so, I noticed a large knot developing right where my bra begins at the sternum. I wrote this off to normal and went about my every day activities. Last night, the knot really began to hurt and I ran to the restroom in the restaurant we were in. The bump that was there had burst .. I guess it was a pocket of infection .. there was a brownish bloody liquid running from there. A HUGE amount of it. I freaked out. I didn't know what to do. So, I cleaned myself up and went home. There, I filled the area with hydrogen peroxide and covered it in sterile gauze. This morning, I called my doctor's office, but he was off to the ASBS meeting. The doctor on call said it was good the "serum" came out and that it was normal. Is this normal? It doesn't hurt so much today, but its still leaking. I'm worried I may have an infection in my incision. Anyone else who has experienced this, please reply.

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