skerple
[gross] [vibrating abt surgery healing]
skerple
so this one spot has been consistently draining yellow, and draining like... more... than the rest
skerple
it doesn't feel or look any worse than the rest of the incisions, and it smells WEIRD but not, like, foul
skerple
so i don't THINK it's infected?
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
In my experience, that's normal
skerple
but it's super gross and keeps leaking through the surgical bra and eugh.
skerple
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
: that's reassuring
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
My recent surgeries have all been robotic, so the experience is slightly different, but when I asked about it, it was always the hole most of the instruments went through, so maybe that was just a higher stress area during surgery
Yensia
clear fluid that's pinkish/yellowish is normal iirc
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
what worked for me to minimize leaking through cloth was putting a maxi pad there, honestly
skerple
pffft
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
just a thin one
skerple
yeah i'm doubling up the gauze there
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
yeah makes sense
skerple
i have seen very tiny amts of green tinge on the dressings in that area too, but only when changing old ones...
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
something to tell your doc at at a followup, but unless it smells real bad probably not concerning enough to make a special trip
skerple
okay '-'b
skerple
in the meantime I guess I'll just keep on keeping it clean and not wig out
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
that's exactly what you need to do!!
𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖗
in my personal case, the green tinge on dressings was just the yellow opaque gooey drainings getting old