3 weeks post op left boob suddenly feels tight and hard, should i be worried? Started by: gemma1983

hi neeny i had 525cc unders. the left breast feels so weird, really tight and swollen i can feel a tiny pea like lump as well cant be right. it was swollen to start with after surgery but had gone down to swell up again today

ooh girlies i was right to be concerned. i woke up 5am thurs morning in agony!! had pains shooting down my arm, back, left breast was killing me, as well as being rock hard with a hard mass going upwards above the implant. called the emergency number about 5.30 was told to put frozen peas on it take a paractamol and go back to bed and they would call me later in the day, very helpfull i think not!

i suffered until 7am and woke my partner and told him he had to take me to hospital. i got there for about 8am and was there till about 12.30 for them to tell me to go back to the clinic as it was really their responsibility not the nhs! im sure you can imagine how happy i was feeling at that time, especially since i had not received a call from nurse to see how i was either.

The hospital called the clinic and old them they had to see me that day, briefly outlined my symptoms, i also had a temperature so the hospital were quite concerned. in fairness the clinic called me within 5 mins and quickly arranged for me to make an appointment at 2pm with the surgeon.

i went, was examined and told i had a haematoma (mass of bleeding) which would need to be operated on to be removed. they would have to do this by removing the implant, removing the haematoma then if they could see an infection i could not have the implant back in, would be left with 1 boob for 3-4 months until the infection had cleared. i cried my eyes out!

luckily for me there was no infection the op was sucessfull and no way near as painfull as the first time round. i came home yesterday and feel ok, just taking it really easy. apparently it was caused by a trauma to my chest but i cannot pinpoint anything like that happening. the hospital staff were so kind and helpfull, the surgeon was too, and aftercare have called lots to see how i am.

im just so happy its all resolved and im healing, thanks girls for your advice x