It's Me Again Martha
Greeting, fellow inmates. I got another question, well several, but will just elaborate on this one for now. Comeing up on 7 weeks now, 3x. Has anyone else run into a problem with fluid drainage for the leg wounds? I mean constant drainage, or if not draining fulid build up to a point where there are large egg shaped pockets just under the skin near the wound. I think I've spent most of my recovery so far with my feet up in the air. THe first time around, I had a large goose ege appear at one end of the wound on my right leg (a double yoker). Another, not so promanant on the left leg. Surgen was pulling 35 to 40 cc out each visit. So he says lets open them up again and I can find where the gland is that produces all the fluid. SO he did, now, the wounds have gone from 3 inches to nearly six inches. Thursday while he was removing the stitches, fluid began running out of the little holes. By the time I got home my pants legs and sock were soaked along with the dressing he had applied. Now he wants to go in and try again. I forgot to mention that he has caused some nerve damage in my left knee from this last recutting. I may not be able to use that leg without a great deal of pain. Who knows, I'm still running and dripping when my legs aren't elevated above my head. Oh, he told me that I had broken the very top wire that held my chest together, not to worry, it had healed nicely. lol I just can't sleep on my side cause the wires are sticking into me. What grade of wire do these clowns use? I know when I did it, it was that first time I went to the bathroom and strained. I could have moved a DC6 dozer that day if the cable had been strong enough. kidding aside, who else with same problem. Chuck