I'm four weeks post-op. My breast has been leaking moderately for appprox 3 weeks. Am I lactating, or is this post-op discharge? Should I be worried?
TW,
"Leakage" from the breast 4 weeks after surgery is not usual. You don't mention if you had implants, what the drainage is like or where it is coming from. If it is from the incision line, then it may be a fluid collection from under the skin finding its way out. If you have redness, warmth, fever, pain, you should see your surgeon immediately as this fluid can be infected. Good luck!
To TW,
You need to see your surgeon right away. If you do have a seroma, it needs to be drained promptly (and sometimes more than once).
If you ignore a seroma, it can become chronic, and then the lining of the seroma cavity has to be removed surgically.
Leakage of fluid from your breast 4 weeks after surgery is not common. You should see your doctor to be evaluated. This may be something very minor, or it could be something that requires further investigation and treatment.
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