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Incission infected?
I just had surgery and one of my cuts isn't fully closed on the outside. the inside is, of course. I have a green pus/gunk on the incission. It's near my bellybotton because i had liproscopic (sp) surgery. anyways, when i put an obsorbant on it, (fyi, toliet paper, cottonball, stuff like that) it obsorbs green stuff. i'm not sure if my other 2 incission are infected, and connot use them to detirmine if my one is, because they still have the tape my doc put on them on them. yes, she just taped me up, my mom assumes she just sewed the inner part. Do you think it's infected?
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If your incision is open- red and draining a green pus- it means that your have an incisional infection- depending on how much is coming out- the incision may have to be opened a little bit and drained, and you may need to be placed on an antibiotic. If it is just a little bit, then they may just put in a small stitch and give you an antibiotic to take. You should make an appointment with the surgeon as soon as you can and tell them that your incision is draining green- and they'll get you in right away.
Sorry for the wound infection.
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I would say that that is most definatly infected. Go to the doctor as soon as possible to get antibiotics from them as infected surgery wounds can be very serious.
So in short - Go to the doctor as soon as you can.
Take care xx
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Please be aware that no one on this site can diagnose you with anything, though we can give you our opinions. In my opinion, I think that it is infected, and I would call a doctor and schedule an appointment. If it is not treated, it can get worse and worse. You do not want that!
Hope I helped!
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hey, well ooozing always occurs after you have operations. so that part is perfectly normal, but the green oooze is not. schedule an appointment with your doctor and ask her what she thinks.
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It could be. It could just be drainage from your incision but it really shouldn't be green.
Your best plan of action is going to be to call your doctor and ask him/her how to treat it. You might check your discharge papers and see if they have info on what to do too. Most doctors have an answering service that will pass on a message to have them call you on weekends.
Triple antibiotic (like Neosporin) would probably help, but really, with an incision like that always check with your doctor. :)
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