Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Okay, it's not much of a big deal so far, but I had my first complication post-surgery today. My incision (staples) has been draining pretty much continuously, though less and less, since a few days after surgery on Jan. 9th. This morning I took the gauze off after waking up and found an odd thing: the only remaining area that was draining had some sort of a skin bubble and the staple was almost totally detached. In fact, the only thing it was attached to seemed to be about one very thin layer of tissue! There was no feeling at all when I plucked it off. When I did, though, serous fluid started running out. Once it drained, I noticed I now had a hole where the staple had been! It was about the diameter of a pencil lead. To make a long story short, luckily the home nurse was making a visit this morning and looked at it. In her opinion, the area had abcessed and was probably a little infected. My temp was normal, though, and there was no pus or anything. (Still isn't.) The surgeon was contacted and, in his opinion, I didn't need any antibiotics or need to come in. I'm scheduled to see him next Thursday. I'm still a little concerned, of course. I'm not supposed to drive yet, and my main ride is going to be out of town for the weekend, so if it turns urgent, I'll have to drive myself to the nearest hospital anyway. I know, I know, compared to some peoples' post-surgery problems, mine is INCREDIBLY minor. But everything had been going so smoothly, and I was hoping to make it through without a single complication! Maybe I should consider myself blessed this is as bad as it's gotten, huh? Dep 525/?/230 Dr. Millikan Rush University Medical Center, Jan. 9th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Okay, it's not much of a big deal so far, but I had my first complication post-surgery today. My incision (staples) has been draining pretty much continuously, though less and less, since a few days after surgery on Jan. 9th. This morning I took the gauze off after waking up and found an odd thing: the only remaining area that was draining had some sort of a skin bubble and the staple was almost totally detached. In fact, the only thing it was attached to seemed to be about one very thin layer of tissue! There was no feeling at all when I plucked it off. When I did, though, serous fluid started running out. Once it drained, I noticed I now had a hole where the staple had been! It was about the diameter of a pencil lead. To make a long story short, luckily the home nurse was making a visit this morning and looked at it. In her opinion, the area had abcessed and was probably a little infected. My temp was normal, though, and there was no pus or anything. (Still isn't.) The surgeon was contacted and, in his opinion, I didn't need any antibiotics or need to come in. I'm scheduled to see him next Thursday. I'm still a little concerned, of course. I'm not supposed to drive yet, and my main ride is going to be out of town for the weekend, so if it turns urgent, I'll have to drive myself to the nearest hospital anyway. I know, I know, compared to some peoples' post-surgery problems, mine is INCREDIBLY minor. But everything had been going so smoothly, and I was hoping to make it through without a single complication! Maybe I should consider myself blessed this is as bad as it's gotten, huh? Dep 525/?/230 Dr. Millikan Rush University Medical Center, Jan. 9th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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