I swear, if it wasn't for BAD luck, I would have NONE

Remember my post this morning about the umbilical hernia...well forget that idea.  I touched the big lump on my incision by my belly button this afternoon and whooooo**** gushed this gross smelling yellowish fluid and then blood tinged after a while.  Of course I called the office right away and I talked with Judy.  She called in an antibiotic for me and I have a 9:30am appt in Elk Grove with Dr Rantis tomorrow morning.

Everytime I move or get too close to it, it gushes again, and when it's done, it seals and fills itself back up.  It's so gross.  When I clean it after it gushes there is a literal hole in my incision!

Go freaking figure...can  I not catch a break here sometime soon?  I am getting really depressed again...I know it's just a minor thing, but everything is just adding up

Monica,  I am really sorry that you are having yet another problem. It sounds like an infection of some kind, and its good that it is coming out. At least you got antibiotics for it. And, it is great you were able to get in to  see the Dr. tomorrow morning. Hugs

Thank you Lisa.  It just seems like I get ahead and then something sets me back again.  Judy, the nurse, wanted me to come in this afternoon but didn't want to wait for me to get there.  So tomorrow it is!

I just picked up my meds and they are these HUGE pills...I am not sure I'll be able to get them down...I have trouble with the little colace ones.  We shall see I guess. 

Lisa, I keep meaning to ask you, are you the person who called me in the hospital and I had to hang up on you practically??  I was really short and didn't talk long??

Hi Monica. It sounds like you have an abscess formation. I had one when I had my appendectomy years ago.  Good thing you are seeing Dr. Rantis tomorrow. While you will be seeing him I will be on the operating room table with Dr. Guske.  I hope that he can treat it and get it resolved asap! God Bless! Lucy

Thread hijack alert!!!!! Good luck tomorrow Lucy!!!!!! I'll be thinking of you.

So what is an abcess formation and how is it treated?  Can ya tell that I've about had it with pain??  My mouth finally stopped hurting today too...go figure.

I will be thinking of you Lucy.....too bad my appt isn't later, I would come visit you!! 

It will get better.  I had a wound infection at my drain site after surgery and ended up back in the hospital for 4 days and then 9 days of outpatient IV antibiotic,  Was a crazy few weeks but now just a distant memory. I know it will be that way for you as well. By the way, love the new avatar.  You look like you've dropped alot of weight already:-)

Ronna, if I end up back in the hospital, they need to just admit me to the psych ward.....I'm not kidding.  I don't think it's that bad though really.  I think it just needs to be cleaned out and watched.  Though I just tried to take the horse pill, cut in 1/2, and it came back up, it got stuck.  I'll have to talk to Dr R about what else they can give me....

Thanks for the compliment on the avitar, I am still at 27 lbs lost, never to be found.  Do you know how I would get it to be not so fuzzy??

Hi Ronna,  I just had my surgery (gastric bypass) on 4/9/08 and also had a wound infection.  How lond did it take for your wound to close up??  If looks like we had the same surgeon.  I was also wondering why my weight loss seems so slow?  Since 4/9/08 I've only lost 24 lbs.- to me I think I should have lost more considering I'm only eating about 500 calories a day.  Do you have any input on this? Take Care, VonnieB  

Hi Vonnie, It took a few weeks.  I was in the hospital for 4 days then did 9 or 10 days of outpatient antibiotic IV.  Each day the wound would get cleaned and repacked. It was pretty gross, but I was so out of it with infection that I wasn't really coheerant. I also started slowly on the losing track.  I think it was the infection and all the fluids they were pushing.  I recall being very very bloated. But after the first month I started looking pretty quickly, but you need to remember that everyone is different and we all llose at different rates.  So try not to compare yourself to others. I know it would be great if we woke up from surgery nice and slim but that doesn't happen. 24 pounds in just one month is great!  Just follow the plan and let your new tool work for you.  If you have questions Dr. Guske will take great care of you. All the best!