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So im wondering if anyone else had this. Im 7 weeks out and had single incision sleeve through belly button. A couple days ago my belly button was becoming sore, then starting leaking a clear yellowish liquid. Then it became very sore and starting leaking blood ( both dark and bright). So i went to hospital and when they pushed around the BB it would fill up with blood and u could actually hear it squirting out with air. So they did a CT scan and found no visible abcess and nothing in abdominal wall. So they sent me home with antibiotics. Then 2 days later i see my surgeon and he says it has opened up a bit and that it could be a soucher working its wat out. So he cauterizes it. He says if this doesnt work i will need to get surgery to remove it. And if they dont put a new one in i could get a hernia. So now the bleeding has subsided a bit, but i am still getting gunk out. The pain is also almost gone. At first i freak out because i ate half a blackberry on accident a week ago and thought i caused an abcess with the seeds.

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Keep an eye on it! If you don't see an improvement, I would call in a couple days. It sounds like it is getting better since it no longer hurts. You may just be seeing some residue left. Good luck!

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What is a soucher? Trying to understand what would be working its way out but I'm not familiar with that term & don't see it in any of my medical books.

It seems like the SILS complication rates are a bit higher, in terms of immediate incision type complications, not things like leaks or strictures. SILS VSG is still fairly rare - please keep us updated on how things progress.

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Ok, it just dawned on me - suture. I was reading it more "ow" than "oo"... sowcher. :) Suture rejection.

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