My father recently underwent surgery for prostate cancer. The cancer was removed and all was well, until 3 mos. Later he developed extreme pain in his abdominal cavity. He had to have a sack full of lymphatic fluid aspirated from his abdominal area. The doctors explanation for the fluid build up was that some lymph nodes had been inadvertantly sliced during the prostate surgery causing them to leak into the peritineam. He was told that the seepage would be absorbed by the body.

My father has been aspirated 5 times now with no signs of the fluid build up slowing down. Has anyone else had to go through this or is my father the only one with such luck.