Belly button leak

Hi all:
I hope this is not TMI but one of my incisions was done through my belly button.  It was bruised and scabbed big time.  Now that that has gone/fallen away, a little amount of clear fluid w/no smell or anything seems to seep out from the very inside of my BB now and again.  Is that part of the normal healing process?  I'm a little unnerved.  Nothing hurts there and when I touch my belly button or put my finger in it (sorry if TMI but it's clean!) it seems normal enough.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Thanks.

It's pretty normal for fluid to collect there and leak a bit while you heal.  If the area gets red, hot to the touch, sore, or has pus-like fluid leaking out, then call your doctor asap.

Congrats on your surgery!!!!!

Thanks for the reassurance; now I can wait with ease until I see my surgeon for post-op f/up next Tuesday.  And thanks for the congrats; I feel great and it's incredible what 14 lbs loss can mean; it changed my BMI and I've gone down one dress size.  I'm so excited.

Also, a BIG thank you for remaining so active on this board and being such an encouraging presence and cheerleader for all of us, old and new alike.  Best wishes for a very healthy and happy new year!!!

As gross as this may sound...keep that lil belly button clean as it is a breading ground for thrush as you lose weight..... it's a common problem with sudden weight loss..lol..... so errrr, it might just need to be soaped 'and dris' regularly and a lil touch of anti fungal cream or power would be better (like a foot tinea powder) if it gets too wet!

Thanks for the advice.  I don't want to be growing any 'shrooms out of my tummy

LOL

Oh believe me, I hear ya!!!!!

washy washy!

I had prolonged leaking out of one incision (didn't have a belly button one).  It was a little freaky, like what KIND of fluid and where is it coming from exactly?  I know I have blood in my body but this was a clear fluid.  (I like to KNOW stuff).  Finally, the doctor explained it this way:  "When you get a blister on your foot because a shoe has been rubbing to the point of pain, and when you pop that blister, clear fluid comes out.  The clear fluid is what our bodies manufacture and send to a trauma site to cushion the injury and start to heal it.."

It is all good and normal.  Q-tips might help your belly button cleaning efforts.

That's a great explanation, thanks.  I called my surgeon's office today and they said to swab the incision gently with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol.  So that's what I'm going to do.