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Toe surgery

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jenna51018
jenna51018

Hey there I just had mallet toe surgery yesterday with the k wire installed, i had local anaestheic with sedative for some reason nobody at the hospital instructed me to do the 'heel' walk which should have been common sense on my part, anyhow I was released 3 hours post op around 4pm and was still numb on the foot and toes and did a little bit of regular walking (oops)and later noticed some bleeding from the stitches area not the wire area. Now I see the blood inside my dressing may have dried onto my stitches. Is there any reason to be alarmed so to speak or is this kinda somewhat normal? I don't want to call the doc unless I have to. Thanks

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  • hg16
    hg16 jenna51018

    Posted

    Bleeding is normal after surgery due to swelling . I had surgery on my 1st metatarsal three weeks ago and had some bleeding for a couple days afterwards. My local anesthetic didn't wear off until the next day and that's when the pain really set in. Keep off your foot and elevated above your chest .. it makes the recovery a lot easier !

    • jenna51018
      jenna51018 hg16

      Posted

      Thanks. Do you think the blood and gauze stuck to my stitches is reason to be concerned?
    • hg16
      hg16 jenna51018

      Posted

      I wouldn't be concerned . Mine was stuck to mine at my post op follow up and my surgeon changed my dressing and all was good !

    • hg16
      hg16 jenna51018

      Posted

      Nope. Getting the stitches out was the worst part because it was so tender
    • jenna51018
      jenna51018 hg16

      Posted

      Thank you. Been taking 2 extra strength Tylenol, seems to hold most of the pain off. Wears off every 4 hours, and just took a t3 its like I didn't take anything at all. Strange.

    • hg16
      hg16 jenna51018

      Posted

      Make sure you ice a lot , helps with the pain . The first 3-4 days for me was the worst .
    • ihavenonickname
      ihavenonickname jenna51018

      Posted

      one caution, acetaminophen should not be dosed closer than 6 hours to give time for it to clear the liver
  • ihavenonickname
    ihavenonickname jenna51018

    Posted

    You should have been given a Herman Munster wooden surgical shoe to wear. The shoe protects the foot. Because we walk on our foot, a small amount of blood is normal.

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