I feel like a balloon I cant even fit into my clothes pre surgery they are to tight I feel like I am swelling more everyday is this normal ? after reading a lot of stories I also worry that my drains were taking out way to early I had surgery wed and Friday moring my doctor took them out.
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Since we are NOT your treating surgeon very hard to contradict the instructions you were given. In MY PRIVATE patients if they have a wound edge dehiscence I recommend for them Dakins solution or beta dine solution 3x a day. With wet to dry sterile saline soaked dressings for mechanical...
Good question. I just had a patient last week ask me a similar question. After conferring with our Anesthesia colleagues and the prescribing provider- our protocol is that if this medication is taken sporadically, then the patient must be off this medication for 2 weeks prior to...
You will need to call your surgeon, who can decide based upon the conversation if you need to be seen ahead of any already scheduled appointment.
All the best