Hi all so I had surgery almost 2 weeks ago. I have what I believe to be a seroma (fluid filled sac ) and it's sitting on left side rib cage area. I'm great except for this as the pain is horrible. I see surgeon for 2 week follow up Monday so for now taking liquid pain medication every 4 hours. Has anyone had this happen and what have they done to resolve this issue. Please any input

How do you know you have this? I was sleeved 2 weeks ago and have pain on left side but was told part of healing. I had follow up on Thursday.

I have a baseball size sac I can feel around incision site. I'm a ER RN and had a PA come see me and he agrees watching for increase redness draining and fever none of this just the pain is to point that I can't take it anymore

I don't know about waiting until Monday about this.

I think I would go to the ER if I was you to have it taken care of or at least call your surgeon right away.

I know you're a nurse and you know more then me for sure but isn't it better to be safe then sorry that you didn't do something sooner then later.

I hope you feel better.

If it is subcutaneous and obvious, shouldn't it be debrided?

Please get this abscess looked at ASAP! so that it does not burst and you go septic....Right now I have a drain that is trying to collapse a pocket on my left side under my rib cage. Been there for 5 weeks now....Hoping it will be a success soon!

Saw surgeon in ER today he is not convinced it's infected or a seroma so he started e on antibiotic but when I tell you when he squeezed this pocket of fluid I almost came of the table. Glad I went to and started antibiotic.

So glad you went to ER and hope you're on the road to recovery.