Originally Posted by
topflightpro
Yeah, I think it needs to be drained. I read a few of the medical articles on it - they are a bit terrifying - but at least one of the authors is at my hospital.
How many times did they have to drain yours? One article mentioned an open drain for 10 months.
Twice, just with a needle, took maybe 5 min. I wore a mild compression triathlon short I had in between treatments. It refilled a bit after the 2nd but all that resolved - Dr refused to do any more drains.
The would vac is if it gets infected, which is why so many doctors resist draining them as sticking a needle in greatly increases the chance of infection. The guy who did the drain said it was unlikely but if infection happened I would be admitted for one month. 10 months yikes!
Years later I can't tell anything happened except I have a small patch of numb skin about the size of a quarter.