This morning I was re-scheduled to begin chemotherapy. However, the seroma had returned so they decided it would be best to insert a drainage catheter and postpone the chemotherapy until Tuesday. Although this would only be a one week delay, it was agitating to think about dealing with a complication when I was still in the diagnostic stage and not yet in the treatment stage.
Having a drainage catheter is annoying because it has to be emptied and measured regularly, it has to be tied to a string around the waist for showering. The nurse inserted it and removed 220cc. She said it would remain until I removed no more than 30cc in a 24 hour period.
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