Question:
How long does it take for inscision infection to heal?

I am 13 days post op open rny. I have developed a nasty infection in my inscision. My sureeon told me to clean it with peroxide 4x per day. I was wondering if anyone else got infected and how long it took to dry up and heal.    — Stacie B. (posted on July 13, 2003)

July 13, 2003
Wow... my incisions got infected and my doc told me specifically NOT to use peroxide, just warm water and anti-bacterial soap. It took about four days to dry up and start healing again. Wow... I wonder why our docs differ so much about the peroxide? Hmmm....
   — Sharon M. B.

July 13, 2003
I've been told for incision infections to use a 1/2 and 1/2 mix of peroxide and saline. Not to pour it into the wound but to swab it and then allow it to dry completely before covering IF I covered it. Took about a week or less to clear up.
   — [Deactivated Member]

July 13, 2003
I was given 10 days worth of mega antibiotics and told to keep the area clean with Dial antibacterial soap and water. The doctor also told me when I took my showers to just stand under really hot, hot water(as hot as I could stand) and let it hit the infection site for as long as I could. He said this would help the draining. It took about two weeks for it to totally stop draining but it felt a lot better in about two days. Good luck!!
   — Julia T.

July 17, 2003
My open incision took about 6 weeks to completely heal closed. Best of luck---- Mindy---down 55 lbs
   — MindyM152