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Is it normal to have yellow tint discharge from a mastectomy 10 weeks post op? asking for a friend whom is 82 years old. she also had 15 lymph nodes removed. is this fluid normal?

Q: is it normal to have yellow tint discharge from a mastectomy 10 weeks post op? asking for a friend whom is 82 years old. she also had 15 lymph nodes removed. is this fluid normal?

: It is not normal. Need to be seen by her surgeon -now.

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

It is not normal. Need to be seen by her surgeon -now.

Answered 3/19/2023

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A member asked:

Is it normal to have yellow tint discharge from a mastectomy 10 weeks post op? asking for a friend whom is 82 years old. she also had 15 lymph nodes removed. is this fluid normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

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