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Hi everyone, I'm 3 weeks banded (yesterday) and I'm having trouble with Fluid building up under my biggest incision, which is where my port is, I've already had fluid drained twice but as soon as it's done it comes back, I have like a very firm tennis ball size lump which just won't go down,except for immediately after being drained,it sticks out just as much when I stand as when I'm laying down, and there doesn't appear to be an infection, but my gp put me on anti biotics just in case, waiting to hear from last fluid being tested, but it doesn't feel infected, just big, hard and a bit sore, is this usual for anyone else??? and does it settle down?? my surgeon did the first drainage and was adamant that it wouldn't happen again but it did just a week later, I really don't want this "big lump" for the rest of my life, and I'm very overweight so it's not like it's only showing cause I have no fat there!! any help, advice or just a chat would help I'm sure, thanks, Joanne

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Sometimes this happens after surgery and it doesn't last forever. My SIL has had it after two surgeries and they called it a seroma. The first time they ended putting a drain in for a while and it eventually stopped draining. You will do fine. Just remember that when all this healing is done it will be worth it all! Keep us informed of how you are doing.

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that happened to me to and the dr put me on antibiotics ! i been banded since apr 28 th and the port still sticks out and hurts a little !

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It happened to me after my port revision and took several months to absorb.....everything I read says that draining rarely is a permanent fix because it is a reaction of the muscle tissue where the port is sewn on and until the muscle quits being irritated it will continue to make the Fluid as a buffer. I have read several posts where it has happened after Plastic Surgery, too, and always goes away eventually. I did feel like I had a big old alien trying to get out, LOL!!!!

Mimi

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wow, several months :( I was wondering whether to just leave it and see if it absorbs, did you mean that draining it all the time won't really fix it?? and omg, I'm sure I've started to have nightmares about and alien getting ready to pop out of me, not nice, funny but not nice lol, thanks Mimi

It happened to me after my port revision and took several months to absorb.....everything I read says that draining rarely is a permanent fix because it is a reaction of the muscle tissue where the port is sewn on and until the muscle quits being irritated it will continue to make the Fluid as a buffer. I have read several posts where it has happened after Plastic Surgery, too, and always goes away eventually. I did feel like I had a big old alien trying to get out, LOL!!!!

Mimi

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Months is worst case scenario, weeks is more like it, LOL!!!! I would stop draining it and take a wait ad see stance....it can't hurt anything to wait and see....I wish I hadn't deleted my "alien baby" picture...you would really be spooked!!!! Don't worry, I have been reading about seromas for a long time and have been reading this board a long time and nobody has ever posted about a permanant seroma. Try to take it in stride and talk to it nicely, LOL!!!

Mimi

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