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Zonda    6

Zonda
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Hey guys....I'm 5 days post op and have a large lump on my left arm where one of the iv's were contacted. Its very puffy, a lot of heat in it. I remember they flushed it with Water a few times, maybe its a build up of Fluid? I'm just worried its infected due to the heat in it and soreness, its no bigger but was worried...anyone have this? Should I ask my normal Dr for some anti biotics or talk to surgeon?

Thank you!

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imworthit    156

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If its warm to touch and swollen it maybe a DVT I would get to the ER ASAP

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Zonda    6

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Really? I'm not very educated in dvt and for some reason thought it only effected the legs...just called my surgeon, will hear back shortly and go from there...the ER here is as useful as fine bone china at a tea party for drunken elephants lol.

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Cookeeeeez    269

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Hot to touch is a huge sign of infection, the swelling can be normal healing but I wouldn't risk the heat... If you cant get into surgeon asap then Just see a regular dr to start with ASAP, they can check for other signs of infection like swollen lymph nodes etc

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imworthit    156

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You can def get a DVT in your arm. The ER will be able to do a Doppler and at least rule DVT out

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Zonda    6

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Yes I'm sure there is an infection of some kind. Dr I trust has left for the day , will see her in the morning. Waiting for surgeons phone call, if he sounds concerned at all, ER it will be straight away

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imworthit    156

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Keep me posted. Hope it's just a bruise;)

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Zonda    6

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Thanks me too...having freak outs now lol. Over analysing every part of my body and how I'm feeling lol. The thing that has me confused is my wrist was like this when I left hospital so I thought nothing of it...I hope they will fix me.

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Cookeeeeez    269

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Fingers crossed! Keep us updated please :)

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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A girl on here, her user name is Leskra, she had that and it was a blood clot.

Please consult your Dr and get it checked ASAP.

Best wishes

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Zonda    6

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Just spoke to surgeon. He said it is a clot but not a life threatening one. It should clear up but if not in the next few days get some anti biotics to stop any infection spreading. It was caused by the vein being traumatised with the iv...he seemed very relaxed so that made me feel good.

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Zonda, great news, glad you are okay!!!:)

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kmoore    97

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I would still want it checked. Heat is not a good sign. Sending healing prayers your way.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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