Sorry for not updating in a while.
Hey, it's me. Seroma guy.
I'll briefly reiterate everything I've dealt with since top surgery, so if anyone else is ever dealing with something similar, they'll have an anecdote to relate to.
I had top surgery in July. I had a hysterectomy scheduled a week and a half later, so even though my drains were outputting slightly more than they would have liked in a normal situation to have them removed, I asked for them to be taken out so I didn't have to deal with them during the hysto.
A couple days after the drains were removed, I noticed fluid in the right side of my chest. Over the next month, I had it drained 1-2 times a week. I also had to wear my compression vest that entire time.
The fluid finally stopped coming back, but I was left with scar tissue. It's noticeable enough and it's not going to go away on its own, so I'm going to go in for a second procedure to remove the scar tissue. Normally, revisions are done in-office under a local anesthetic. My surgeon offered to try it this way, but was unsure if she'd be able to get it all out. I opted to just go under anesthetic again so she can be sure to fix it in one shot and get it over with.
I'll hopefully be getting that done late next month. I'm frustrated with having to go through another surgery (albeit with a shorter recovery time), and I wish I had just dealt with the drains for a little longer. But I'm glad I'm going to finally have the issue fixed.
