I had another 10 ounces of fluid drained from around my implant today. My plastic surgeon doesn't know why this is happening and has concerns that I may have a problem after my surgery. During my left mastectomy surgery, he plans on exchanging the right side tissue expander with a silicone implant. His concern is that I will be starting radiation 3 weeks after surgery and if an infection develops he may have to remove the implant and he doesn't want to work on irradiated tissue. He also wants to get the tissue expander out since it has flipped out of position and has been really uncomfortable for me. So far there is no sign of infection, just unexplained fluid buildup. It is possible that it was caused by the chemo and that the farther out from the chemo the less fluid I will have. Let's hope that is the case.
Over all I have been feeling better. The farther out from chemo I get, the stronger I feel. With the fluid gone I should have a great week ahead. Surgery is still scheduled for September 8.
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