Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Joy - I had an incision like this and it was still open & oozing. Try putting hot compresses on several times a day and " squeezing the goo out " . The lump is probably pus. I had a low fever with mine. If you get a fever, go to the doc & get anti-biotics. We managed mine without, but it was enough to slow my recovery some. It your incision is healing fine, it might be scar tissue, but might be worth a call to the surgeon to see what he thinks -Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Mimms wrote: It could also be a hernia at the incision site...just another possiblitiy Cindi Wilmot wrote: The lump is probably pus. <cut> If your incision is healing fine, it might be scar tissue, but might be worth a call to the surgeon to see what he thinks -Cindi Well, the incision is healed and it doesn't appear to be infected at all in any way. Just if I touch the site there is like a " walnut " under the skin. The Dr. DID say he fixed a hiatal hernia (I didn't know I had).....would that have left a lump do you think? I guess it wouldn't hurt to plac a call to the Dr. for peace of mind. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 A hernia can happen anywhere in the body -- basically it's a hole in the muscle that allows tissue underneath to "bulge" through. A hiatal hernia is a hole in the diaphragm where part of the stomach comes up into the chest. And umbilical hernia is a bulge in a baby's tummy near the belly button. People w/ an abdominal hernia (think "truss") can have some of their intestines bulge through the abdominal muscles and cause an intestinal blockage when the intestine is "pinched off" at the hernia. So a hernia at the incision site would just be where the tissue is bulging through from the other side of where the incision was made. Deb Well, the incision is healed and it doesn't appear to be infected at all in any way. Just if I touch the site there is like a "walnut" under the skin. The Dr. DID say he fixed a hiatal hernia (I didn't know I had).....would that have left a lump do you think? I guess it wouldn't hurt to plac a call to the Dr. for peace of mind.Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Joy a hiatus hernia is a break in the diaphragm usually surrounding the oesophagus where it goes through to join the stomach. A hernia at the incision is where the edges of the wound have not sealed like they should and have left a gap. It it is not hot, or tender it may be just that or a bit of excess scar tissue. Joan Re: Joy's lump Mimms wrote:It could also be a hernia at the incision site...just another possiblitiy Cindi Wilmot wrote:The lump is probably pus. <cut> If your incision is healing fine, it might be scar tissue, but might be worth a call to the surgeon to see what he thinks -CindiWell, the incision is healed and it doesn't appear to be infected at all in any way. Just if I touch the site there is like a "walnut" under the skin. The Dr. DID say he fixed a hiatal hernia (I didn't know I had).....would that have left a lump do you think? I guess it wouldn't hurt to plac a call to the Dr. for peace of mind.Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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