Over the past couple weeks it's been pale pink fluid seeping from there, but now it's thick. When I lift my arm or press along the incision it makes slushy sounds. It's not red or hot and the drainage doesn't smell. no obvious signs of infection. I'm packing and covering a hole about 3 inches below my armpit that opened week ago. The openings in my arm pit are too small to pack. Is it normal to hear the gooey sounds in there through the openings? I have delayed healing in this entire arm.
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