Hi.

I was sent home after a day with the drain. Unfortunately, I ended up with an infection, due to it being a foreign body and it was left in too long.

My surgeon did say that you will get a bit of a puffy chest, as it were and it was fine to have a bit of fluid left there. I also have a pointy bit of puffed skin at the side, which is just one of those things as it bit of extra skin.

Thank you for your reply :) 

What were your symptoms of infection? Hope you managed to recover quickly. 

The underneath of my upper arm now feels quite numb and my chest feels really tight which seems like the signs of lymphoedema - but not sure if I'm just being paranoid about it all and it's just normal to feel like that after this op and it'll calm down. 
Hopefully having a nurse come today to remove the drain so can check with them on their thoughts. 
Just such a worry at the moment with what's 'normal' and what's a concern.

xx 

Hi. My symptoms was feeling hot  fuzzy and dizzy spells. Couldn't stand for very long, without feeling I was going to pass out.

I have Systemic Lupus, so the infection made my situation perhaps a lot worse. My drain was blocked when the nurse took it out and then I was put on antibiotics. 

Hi. My symptoms was feeling hot  fuzzy and dizzy spells. Couldn't stand for very long, without feeling I was going to pass out.

I have Systemic Lupus, so the infection made my situation perhaps a lot worse. My drain was blocked when the nurse took it out and then I was put on antibiotics.