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Pus From Incision

So Im 7 days post op and my incisions have been great up until today after I took a shower. One of mine has began to ooze a yellow/red pus. The incision doesnt hurt, its not overly red, and the pus doesnt have a foul oder. Should I be concerned?

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    When in doubt, Always check with your doctor. Better to feel a little silly, than to wind up with a serious problem. Your pic however does look pretty normal so I wouldn't freak out. It's when the edg

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Yes, call the dr.

Have you had your post op appt yet? I'm 7 days post op too and at my post.op appt.my dr pulled off those strips. Maybe that strip is the issue. You should definitely call your dr.

Mine got ***** once but then the stitch popped out right after lol...each day a little more would worm itself out till the whole string came out. Only one my body rejected!

That's funny it blocked puss y. I meant like puss not, well lol

When in doubt, Always check with your doctor. Better to feel a little silly, than to wind up with a serious problem. Your pic however does look pretty normal so I wouldn't freak out. It's when the edges or surrounding skin get hot and really red that you need to start to worry.

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