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Incision still red and tender after a month
by CityGirl206, Jun 24, 2009 07:33PM
It's been a month since my surgery. The right incision is completely healed over.
The middle one seems okay. The left incision is a thin red line that is tender to the
touch, with a tiny dot on one end, and the area around that incision is still a little
black and blue. I'm going to call the doc's office tomorrow and ask the nurse practitioner,
but wondered if I'm just being alarmist. When I put a damp paper towel on the incision,
it seemed to ease the pain. No fever, bleeding or pus.
Sound familiar to anyone?
The middle one seems okay. The left incision is a thin red line that is tender to the
touch, with a tiny dot on one end, and the area around that incision is still a little
black and blue. I'm going to call the doc's office tomorrow and ask the nurse practitioner,
but wondered if I'm just being alarmist. When I put a damp paper towel on the incision,
it seemed to ease the pain. No fever, bleeding or pus.
Sound familiar to anyone?
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Seems I too was a little bruised for longer than I thought I should be. In my case (the stitiches were vertical,) the one nearest the belly button took the longest to heal totally. Seems like it was "angrier" looking than the other 2. I think it's probably fairly normal (but I'm no Dr.) but if it will ease your mind, it won't hurt to call..