Re: I need help from anyone out there

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In a message dated 12/5/2003 10:19:09 AM Central Standard Time,

AMT520@... writes:

Should I goto ER and get them to look at it maybe get on some

antibiotics????????????????????? Please SEND EMAIL DIRECTLY to me

AMT520@... I

have the group on digest ............Thanks..........................Cori

Cori,

I, to be on the safe side, would definitely go to the emergency room. I

myself wouldn't use guess work. I would go and let them see it. It may need to

be cleaned out and a packing done daily or twice daily used on it. But either

way you won't know until you get in there. Infection is not a good thing no

matter what kind it is. If you had a sinus infection, wouldn't you go and get

some medicine from your doctor for it? Infection is something that needs to be

tended to. I personally would have already gone. Let us know what happens.

Wolfie

Leeds, Alabama

" Keep It Real & Off the Top "

Lap Rny & Choly

Dr. Lee Schmitt

Medical Center East

August 27,2003

336/271/200

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Cori,

I did not have this happen to me, but I remember a discussion of

something that may be similar, I looked it up on message number

#29876 (pasted below), if you didn't go to ER, then keep checking

your temp every hour...

Message 29876

From: " cpkaye "

Date: Tue Sep 30, 2003 3:10 pm

Subject: Re: Post-surgery bleeding (open rny)

I dealt with the leakage for several weeks after my open RNY. The

explanations I got: staples on top, sutures inside the incision - a

little pouch was created where the fluid built up. My surgeon's

office cleaned out the fluid (happily, there was no infection) and

packed a wad of thin, narrow gauze inside the pouch to absorb the

leakage. All I needed was a bandaid on top... Doc demonstrated the

pouch depth to me (ugh!). Also told me that this is a common

occurance with open RNY.

Well, never one to be " normal " , I still leaked through. Gauze pads

were becoming expensive, so I resorted to cutting up my feminine pads

(super thin, super long, super absorbent;-) and taping 'em over the

spot. Went back to my surgeon for a followup to the packing; he

cleaned it out again, but no packing this time. Placed a big 'ol

bandaid on top and it closed up 2 days later...

Now, my PCP went into further explanation. Being obese, we have gobs

of fat floating around inside, especially around the abdominal area.

When the surgeon stitches you up, then staples on top, fat gobs get

trapped in-between. The clear fluid is actually the liquified fat

draining! Who knew?

> I had my surgery on the 17th. I got my staples out this past

tuesday. On Weds

> I had a little oozing from incision where Dr had cut through old

hernia

> repair. By thurs morning The oozing is like a dripping faucet. It

is a yellowish

> color with occasional blood tinge. When I touched it... Its not

like a regular

> liquid its kinda greasy feeling.... HAS ANYONE HAD OOZING like

> this???????????? Its now 2 days My dr is away for next 5 days the

covering Dr isnt a gastric

> bypass Dr he says as long as NO fever dont worry. But I am

worried I am

> changing bandages every 8 hrs (5x8 abdominal folded 3x) I dont

know if this is

> start of infection If i wait till I have fever it means the

infection has taken

> hold.... Should I goto ER and get them to look at it maybe get on

some

> antibiotics????????????????????? Please SEND EMAIL DIRECTLY to me

AMT520@a... I

> have the group on

digest ............Thanks..........................Cori