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Unfortunately, not enough information is given. A drain at 3 months is the exception rather than the rule, but if you had a post operative seroma or fluid collection, this might be expected.This question would best be addressed by your plastic surgeon.Good luck!
Three months is quite a long time to be draining continuously. Has your doctor checked for hidden infections? Has the fluid been adequately evacuated or is there always fluid sloshing around? Until the tissue surfaces can adhere to one another, they will keep leaking and re-filling the seroma space.
Most drains are removed after 2 or 3 weeks post mastectomy because the drainage has slowed sufficiently at that point for the body to absorb the remaining fluid,and the risk of drain induced infection increases with time. 3 months is definitely unusual. Talk with your doctor. If you do not get a satisfactory answer, get a second opinion from another physician. I am not sure what exact procedure you had or the amount of fluid still draining, but removing the drain, despite the drainage, or even reexploration of the wound with excision of theseroma cavity may be indicated. Good luck and take care.
More details about your issue need to be known. What type of surgery did you have? Was a drain put back in for a seroma? Hard to say without more details. Best to discuss with your surgeon.
You are right! Your menstrural cycle should not have any effect on MRI results following a bilateral mastectomy. Just have the test whenever it is convenient for your schedule.
Some surgeons feel the blood supply to the nipple is strengthened if some of the tissue under the nipple is removed a few days/weeks before the actual Mastectomy. This is somewhat controversial as even when a nipple delay is performed, some surgeons still see their patients' nipples have poor...
More information on why this has been recommended would be helpful- are you positive for a genetic mutation? We don't recommend that pregnant patients undergo elective mastectomy surgery.