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I had a double mastectomy on February 27 My drains were removed yesterday woke up this morning with swelling and leakage. I went to surgical nurse that removed the drains yesterday This morning she told me that she had never seen the drains pull out the way My drains did she drew me a picture and explained They were wrapped circular, and when they were removed, the drain pulled along the chest wall in a downward scooping this now is making my body try to heal the new damage that was done to my skin . I may have to go in and have an ultrasound and fluid removed with needles. I was told to rest today don’t lift my arms and call them tomorrow if the swelling increases. . Anybody had this problem?

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Just wanted to check in and see how you are doing. Personally I haven't had drains, but from what I know from friends who have, this does indeed sound very unusual. Has the situation improved at all? How are you feeling?

@dmjude Hope you are doing better. If the drains weren’t draining properly, this may be the result. I had two drains for at least 2 weeks. We kept track of the amount of drainage each day. The removal was based on this. Blessings.

Thank you for checking in. I hope this works smoothly. Seems like you are getting attentive care--here is to a positive outcome!