Fluid on my back 4 years after mastectomy

[fulloffluid]

I am 53 and had a mastectomy with lattimus dorsi reconstruction 4 years 2 months ago.  I have a build up of fluid in my back where the muscle was taken from.  It usually gets uncomfortable and I have it aspirated every 3 to 6 months.  This time though it has been really painful.  I always have about 100mls drained and this time he has sent it for culture and put me on antibiotics as i was running a temperature.  Can anyone tell me what the operation is like to stick the layers together and do you have more restriction of movement afterwards.  I feel like I cannot put up with this for the rest of my life.  I have never been on this forum before and haven't known where to turn.

[bluebutterfly2222]

Hi and welcome to our community!

I am sorry to hear of all the difficulty you have been having with seroma following your reconstruction.

I don't know a lot about resolving a continuing problem like yours, esp. in the back, but here is a link to a thread discussing a similar problem following breast surgery:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Breast-Cancer/post-lumpectomy/show/1734130

Perhaps some of our other members will be here later and have a better answer for you, but for now, I wanted you to at least know that you were  heard and welcomed.

Best wishes,
bluebutterfly

[fulloffluid]

Thank you very much for your welcome to the site.  I have looked at the link and it is helpful and now I can see my consultant armed with some ideas.
Many thanks
Jill (fulloffluid)

[bluebutterfly2222]

Thanks for acknowledging my reply, as limited as it was. :-)

What you've been going through must make it difficult to "move on" as well as being anywhere from uncomfortable to painful... I hope you are able to get this resolved, even if it has to be through surgery.

Please keep us posted.

Regards,
bb