I had my surgery Aug 1 2007 my port incision leaked from day one but always looked ok, the fluid was clear and i had not redness or swelling or fever. Now 5 weeks later the incision was almost closed, I had it down to a bandaid and all of a sudden the drainage starts again. This time the drainage had a colour to it, some bleeding and a yellowish green milky discharge. I went to the dr. asap and im now in the hospital on antibiotics over the weekend with fingers crossed.
I have to be honest I believe im looking at the operating room come monday to have the port removed. If they have to remove the port im then looking at a return trip 6 - 8 weeks later to have a new port placed on the oppisite side.
The good thing so far is that im still feeling restriction even without a fill, and I did tell my Dr. that i would not return to the O.R. untill my weight loss stops or begins to go back up.
I hope my experiance helps and i will continue to update as i go.
If anyone else has gone through this i would love to hear from you, thanks
I had my surgery Aug 1 2007 my port incision leaked from day one but always looked ok, the fluid was clear and i had not redness or swelling or fever. Now 5 weeks later the incision was almost closed, I had it down to a bandaid and all of a sudden the drainage starts again. This time the drainage had a colour to it, some bleeding and a yellowish green milky discharge. I went to the dr. asap and im now in the hospital on antibiotics over the weekend with fingers crossed.
I have to be honest I believe im looking at the operating room come monday to have the port removed. If they have to remove the port im then looking at a return trip 6 - 8 weeks later to have a new port placed on the oppisite side.
The good thing so far is that im still feeling restriction even without a fill, and I did tell my Dr. that i would not return to the O.R. untill my weight loss stops or begins to go back up.
I hope my experiance helps and i will continue to update as i go.
If anyone else has gone through this i would love to hear from you, thanks