Day 11 today and feeling quite good.

Staples out, wounds closed and most dressings off.

A week after my surgery, one of my incisions became quite sore, hard to touch and bruised.

Today as I was sitting with the kids, I felt my top wet to touch and 'something' running down my tummy. I lifted my top and a gush of blood was pouring out of my largest incision. (It was so GROSS and scary). The blood was so thick and dark brown/red and cotty. As I'd press slightly at the area, more blood would ooze out ... Almost like it was 'boiling' out. I kept doing this because it became less tender to touch and I imagined that it was a collection of blood needing to come out. I continued for about 10 minutes until clear (no clotted blood) and bright red blood came through.

The area feels so much better, my friend who is a nurse confirmed that it was a Hematoma, and that it was good that it actually pushed itself out.

Anyone else had this, because I hadn't heard of it before?

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Day 11 today and feeling quite good.

Staples out, wounds closed and most dressings off.

A week after my surgery, one of my incisions became quite sore, hard to touch and bruised.

Today as I was sitting with the kids, I felt my top wet to touch and 'something' running down my tummy. I lifted my top and a gush of blood was pouring out of my largest incision. (It was so GROSS and scary). The blood was so thick and dark brown/red and cotty. As I'd press slightly at the area, more blood would ooze out ... Almost like it was 'boiling' out. I kept doing this because it became less tender to touch and I imagined that it was a collection of blood needing to come out. I continued for about 10 minutes until clear (no clotted blood) and bright red blood came through.

The area feels so much better, my friend who is a nurse confirmed that it was a Hematoma, and that it was good that it actually pushed itself out.

Anyone else had this, because I hadn't heard of it before?

When I had my thyroid removed one corner on my neck was open, one day I noticed one corner was runny I squeezed it and the same thing happened dark thick yuck can out, I squeezed until it ran clear.

It healed so nicely after that.

Our bodies heal themselves in strange ways.

I had a large hematoma that has been draining for a week now. I keep the wound clean and change the dressing a couple of times daily.

I had this happen after gallbladder surgery. I was teaching a class and looked down and my shirt was full of blood. It is very scary and when I called the Dr. they seemed so unconcerned I was really freaked out. When I went to them after school they explained that it needed to work itself out of my body. Whew!

That would eplin the reason for your reflux and discomfort. Did the doc biopsy the mass?

No, the blood just made its way out of the incision, I don't think there's any left as its soft now.