Hematoma anyone?

[mpi 5]

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?

[Bronco0605 135]

sorry posted on the wrong thread.

[kw2walker 211]

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.

[RAAinNH 113]

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.

[mrs.petethecat 62]

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!

[mpi 5]

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.