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Hi I've been recently diagnosed with HS. last week I had another hospital stay with GA to remove a huge abscess under my right armpit. The nurses are visiting every day to clean, pack and redress the gaping hole I've been left with. Sorry to ramble. But the wound has started oozing pus again with an odour. . Nurses aren't concerned, but I am. Any advice would be wonderful.
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Sorry to hear that your HS has progressed to this point. I've had several abscesses surgically excised and all but one oozed puss for a few weeks afterwards. Isn't it lovely? Ironically, I was actually worried about the one that didn't ooze.
It seems to be a natural part of the healing process, like tanya said. And the smell is unfortunate, but expected. I'm sure they have you on antibiotics to prevent infection, but if the pain starts to get worse, you start running a fever, or the wound gets really red and angry, make sure you let the doctors know. I wouldn't be too worried, mainly because you've got nurses coming in to clean and redress the wound so they're getting a pretty good look at it every day.
But if this is keeping you up at night, make sure you ask to speak with the doctor about it. Good luck!