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Starting to feel human again

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kitebitch
kitebitch

its been 4.5 weeks since my Umbilical Hernia Repair and for 3 weeks of that i had a infection,  seems it was anarobes from the gut,  i had 2 lots of antibiotics until a swab showed drs what it was,  then had the right one, Now my Belly Button has stopped oozing..  i am doing a little more every day but being a dinner lady i am not allowed back to work yet so i have next week of,  that will be 5 weeks of work,  felt so sorry for my body as i said probably no more than 2 weeks.. but i have to do as i am told as i will end up back in Hospital if not..  

 

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  • moandrieu
    moandrieu kitebitch

    Posted

    Wow, that really took you out of circulation! I had my 10 day post-op check up two days ago. six stitches were removed from three small incisions and the doctor said I was ready to go. I am still going slow in areas and getting rest as needed. There's no need to push it too quickly, you are right to follow those orders. Did they say why the infection happened?
    • kitebitch
      kitebitch moandrieu

      Posted

      there was nothing said as to why i had the infection but they said it was anerobes which are bugs already in the gut,, may not help that i suffer from IBS C form but they didn't say why... the scar itself was never infected just all internally..  but i did have an infection 2 weeks before and was on antibiotics for it but surgery was fine to go ahead, and no infection was found during surgery 
    • moandrieu
      moandrieu kitebitch

      Posted

      Wow, the body is just amazing. And bugs in the gut sounds, um, awkward. Heck of a way to learn they are there, no? At least now things are on the upward move. I have felt my stomach itching more, which leads me to believe things really are healing up. Thank goodness. Some things I've read other people going through nearly scared the pee out of me.
    • kitebitch
      kitebitch moandrieu

      Posted

      its horried if you look into things,  my year is not over yet,  at hospital in April and may as i have a Ovarian cyst too, 6cms in size so far but so far they say no to removal,  ther will wait to see if it gets any bigger lol..  so not looking forward to that 
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