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4 weeks post left thr. Plodding along and making improvements. My wound had initially healed really well but tonite my hubby notes what looks like a minute hole at the top end of my scar (lateral approach ) it's approx 2mm wide and not sure how deep - looks superficial. There was a small amount of pus at the edge of the hole -
My Hubby cleaned it all and removed some of the pus. There isn't any erythema and it's not hot to touch or particularly painful - the only time it gets red and hot is on a nite for some reason and has done since surgery but settles in the morning.
I've put a dressing over it and will see how it gets on - if it hasn't improved or got worse I guess I
Will have to go to A&e ( lucky for me
I work there) and get the Ortho to check. Even tho I've got a
Lot of medical knowledge I'm a useless patient and it's different looking at it from a patient perspective. I'm petrified of the hole getting bigger or it getting severely infected
Anyone else had anything similar happen?thanks Gilly xx
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angela1988 gillyb74
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I am 6wk lthr posterior and had one continous suture that i was told would dissolve but to have each end knot trimmed off at 14th day.
When i went for that there was nothing to see and wound looked healing.
However at 3/4th week i got a sore spot on lower end of wound on the thigh that began oozing.
At the treatment room the nurse said it was a knot.
She removed it and sent a swab from the woundsite.
It came back positive and i had to have a week of doxycycline plus dressings twice week till it cleared up.
It now seems fine.
I wouldnt hesitate to go get it checked and swabbed asap...better safe than sorry. And prompt treatment to continue healing process.
Good luck hope you get on ok xx
bini31328 gillyb74
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Soos2016 bini31328
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Gilly - son had small pinhole that both oozed & briefly bled but no pus, redness or heat. He just called nurse & discussed & was ok. That said yours sounds a bit more serious, so probably should check it out.
Aloha, Soos
bini31328 gillyb74
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linda38528 gillyb74
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Good luck and please let us know that everything urned out well.
Regards,
Linda
maggie93798 gillyb74
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