Anyone ever had a large, hard lump in breast after Lumpectomy surgery?
I had Lumpectomy surgery on 8/1/23 and sentinel node biopsy surgery on 8/28/23 and recently I felt a large, hard lump (almost has a rubbery feeling to it) to the right of my lumpectomy scar. It seems to be getting bigger and shifting to the right. Anyone ever had this happen?
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This link refers to fat necrosis after reconstruction, but I developed it after a lumpectomy. You can find lots of information about this on the internet.
Thank you for the information!
I don’t have any idea of your time zone or schedule, but I am hoping you have a very soon appointment on the calendar.🤞Did you get an appointment to see your surgeon?
Yes, I am scheduled to see my surgeon tomorrow morning and I also see both a medical and a radiation oncologist on Thursday.
Thank you for checking on me ❤️
Yes, it hurt, and the 2nd time it came back it seemed to hurt a little less. It felt a bit rubbery too. It was very visible if I raised my arm it really stuck out ): but it was all harmless. Perhaps yours does not hurt because of nerve damage/trauma from surgery. After the 2nd draining I used a heating pad and I also massaged the back of my arm where there was nerve damage and it pretty much fixed everything.
Hello,
So my surgeon thinks it’s a hematoma that is filled with gel-like blood and will start go away on its own in about 3 weeks or so, but they are going to ultrasound it tomorrow morning just to make sure.
So it is actually a Saroma that is very large and I also have a smaller one near my sentinel node incision. That one hurts pretty bad. I hope they start going away soon!
Anyone ever had one that didn’t go away on its own?