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2 weeks post op swollen at incision site

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t75958
t75958

Hi! I am 3 weeks post op from a severe herniated disc where they did a disectomy. I am still having leg pain numbness and tingling. I decided to try acupuncture this week. Maybe it was to soon. Yesterday I woke up and my incision site is very swollen puffy where the incision is. Should I go in? Is this normal? I am just worried the acupuncture did some damage or something. Any one else event experience this?

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  • lynn_78641
    lynn_78641 t75958

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    It seems really soon to do acupuncture after surgery- acupuncture is all about creating circulation and blood flow. During the very early healing process areas your body may swell up in the incision area and perhaps that is normal, but blood flow is typically not what you want with a new wound.

    Sometimes after surgery you actually need compression which is the opposite. So it’s possible the acupuncture is too soon. Maybe to be safe you should go in and ask what is the safest measure to take ie ice/compression/elevation/other things you can take/do safely. The first week after surgery- sometimes much more- you typically wouldn’t want to do something like acupuncture as it can create the opposite effect - let us know how things go! Good luck 

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