fluid pocket please any feed back would help

[carrion98 3]

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

[Nina51 21]

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.

[carrion98 3]

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

[Chelly 364]

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.

[latido 177]

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

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

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!

[carrion98 3]

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.

[Nina51 21]

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