Incision site infection

[NikkiDoc 312]

I will put in a call to my surgeon this morning. However the chances of me getting in to see him are slim to none as I leave on vacation Friday around lunch and my surgeon is 1.5 hours from home and about 2.5 hours from my work.

That said I had surgery on 2/2/2015. My upper most incision site was a little red and had a little swelling right below the scar last night. This morning it was stll swollen and I got a spurt of thick pus out of next to the scar. The complication is I do still occasionally get cystic acne- yes at age 47. I get them mostly in the groin and along the bra line but it is not unheard of to have a weird stray one show up elsewhere.

I cleaned it well this morning and put triple antibiotic on it with a bandaid.

I had my last pre-op appointment on 4/30/2015 and the surgeon said the incisions looked good.

So what are the realistic chances this is an infection of the incision at 3.5 months out? Or is it just a pimple that is inconventiently placed?

I am thinking of going to my PCP. On the other hand I can keep an eye on it for a day or two and got to an urgent care on my trip if I need to.

One of my other brief thoughts is we always have SMZ-TMPs at the barn for the horses. They are human drugs, the horses just get 10-12 of them at a time. It is a fairly broad spectum antibiotic. I could take that for 7 days. Probably not my brightest idea.

[Italian Gal 66]

^{Hells Bells! Go see your PCP Doctor before going on vacation. Take the antibiotics with you so you don't have to worry and can have a great time! Enjoy your trip!!!!}

[ShellMilliner 233]

I agree with @@Italian Gal go to your PCP or walk-in before your vacation. I have read about internal stictches as they dissolve trying to poke through and cause a pimple like cyst on the skin. It could be just that, but the last thing you want to do is ignore it or self treat. My mother had developed staph following a bowl resection from diverticulitis. For you peace of mind go get it checked out.

[Miss Mac 6,261]

A couple of years ago I self-diagnosed back pain as a pulled muscle from exercise, but Ben-gay was just makeing worse and worse and felt like a fire on my back. So, I caved in and went to my doctor. I am so glad I did. What I had was shingles, which is like grown up chicken pox in the worst way.

My suggestion to you is go see your doctor or a clinic. Then enjoy your trip without worrying and wondering "what if?"