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Swelling following surgery is a normal part of the inflammatory and healing process. Taking a diuretic after surgery can have serious effects and is not recommended.
It is not a good idea to force diuresis with medications just because you are swollen. It is an artificial effect. The swelling represents the tissue reaction to the healing process. Dumping water is not going to make you heal faster.
Taking a powerful diuretic like Lasix for swelling following surgery in healthy patients can lead to extremely serious health consequences and is not something I recommend to patients.
Postoperative swelling is a natural inflammatory response and part of the healing process. Lasix, a diuretic, can cause the body to eliminate important intravascular fluid --so NO, it is not a good idea to take lasix for postop edema. Please talk to your surgeon and also your primary care doctor about taking diuretics. Good luck, Jane
Oh, please wait a year or so. The scar will go through phases as it heals and you really won't know what you've got until about a year later.At first, these incisions typically look pretty good. At six weeks most of my patients tell me what a "great job" I did with the sutures and they are ve...
I have not used mesh in diastasis repair, and I have not even used mesh in hernia repairs. The abdominal wall can usually be manipulated to provide reinforcement.
Yes it has to come out, but at this point you should probably have surgery with drainage and placement of more drains.
