Incisions are infected :(

jengo1971
on 7/5/11 1:04 pm

I had an infection in my belly button incision and took liquid antibiotics. Maybe your doc can change the order? Best of luck to you!
P.S. Don't forget to take probiotics during and after ATB therapy. You don't need additional gut issues!
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Laurie M.
on 7/5/11 1:05 pm - KS

VSG on 08/01/11

Sorry to hear about your infection. Hopefully your surgeon will be able to prescribe an antibiotic that can already come in liquid form or be compounded into liquid form. Depending on your heart condition a topical antibiotic with pain relief would be quite helpful. Good luck tomorrow and keep us posted.

Zee Starrlite
on 7/5/11 2:08 pm

VSG on 06/06/11

Wow, sorry :(. Glad you will be going to see your surgeon tomorrow.

When I had my band and needed antibiotics, my doc and good pharmacist worked with me in getting powder and liquid forms of antibiotics. So you should try and push a little for something you can actually take.

I feel so bad for you. You will be just fine once this is taking care of. You seemed to feel something was wrong for some time. Trust your gut - no pun intended.

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StepN2ANewLife
on 7/5/11 2:17 pm - AR

VSG on 06/06/11

I have a few quick questions....what was going on with your incisions that made you THINK something was wrong with them?? Were they itching/burning??

I have what looks like to me a "ringworm" close to one of my incisions....it itches like crazy and it hurts a little too. I'm wondering if I should call my surgeon this week, or try to ride it out until next week when I go back to the doctor.

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acbbrown
on 7/5/11 2:19 pm - Granada Hills, CA

VSG on 06/10/11

The incision is very wide and kind of deep, and after about week 2, it stopped trying to scab over and has been leaking a lot (NASTY). The edges went from light pink to dark pinkish/red, so that's when I started to get worried.

Mine hasn't itched at all which also worried me since itching would seem to be sign of healing. When in doubt, just have it looked at now so you can avoid any problems in the future.

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3sweetpeas
on 7/5/11 2:24 pm - Tehachapi, CA

VSG on 08/10/11

Oh, my.. That doesn't sound fun at all. I hope they heal soon.

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DrHollywood
on 7/5/11 7:45 pm - Harbor City, CA

VSG on 02/01/11

Oh Gosh Girl,
I am sorry to hear you are going through this.
i hope your ok and get to the bottom of this and
heal quickly. I pray and pray this passes like
yesterday! are you ok? does it hurt?
What do you think happend?

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acbbrown
on 7/5/11 11:39 pm - Granada Hills, CA

VSG on 06/10/11

I'm okay - it doesnt really hurt unless i bump my stomach or something. I think my surgeon is (fill in the blank) for using GLUE. I don't know why, but it seems like if you are going to cut open a MO person, and make their incisions in a place that is going to rub constantly, you should probably use somethign stronger than glue. THe glue was gone after 4-5 days so they've been open since then...I just don't think they had a chance to heal.

Im mostly irritated that I have to go to the doc once again. I feel like I live there recently.

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codlover
on 7/6/11 1:05 pm - Celina, OH

DS on 12/21/09

I was glued post-op and have had NO problems....Knock on wood !!!!!!
Maybe they used Elmer's instead of Super-Glue. LOL
I do think glue is fine if used properly ????? Best of luck when you see the surgeon.