There was a safety pin on the drain on each side, and when I accidentally pulled the drain, the safety pin went inside of me. I was able to pull the drain out with safety pin through the other side. I called my PS immediately and another drain will be placed back tomorrow, but I'm concerned about an infection or swelling. My tummy swelled up instantly on left side. I'm massaging now, should I be concerned?
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With due respect to Mr. Ross, this is not "normal" and does not look fine. This does not appear to simply be scabbing, but patchy discoloration of the skin itself adjacent to the actual incision edges centrally above the pubis.
Purple/black in this pattern is a clear sign of localized ischemia...
I do not use drains
any more with this procedure and have switched from pain pumps to Exparel which
is a long acting injectable pain medicine like Lidocaine or Marcaine but lasts
for three days. This is injected all along the muscle and skin to provide pain
relief. This is termed the Pain-less,...
I appreciate your question.
I would recommend that you discuss this question with your surgeon as every surgeon has their own respective post op protocol for his/her patients. Your surgeon is your best resource as he/she is most familiar with your medical history and how you are healing ...
