After having undergone the long but educational journey to surgery day, I counted down from 10 with nice thoughts as the anesthetist
gently took me down into a sleep..................................I woke in the expected uncomfort and spent the next few days rehabilitating within the 5 days I was tender but fully equipped with the tools to see the new chapter in my life take place.
I had recently been diagnosed with Diabetes / Fatty Liver and a BMI 35.1. and all the signs were looking poor. I had visited the local GP and nutritionalist and felt over educated on the subject of what to eat and what not to eat, none-the-less I persued the NHS programme and visited group sessons. However I am very strict with myself and love the exercise when I am feeling fit.
I had notification of operation day - the, 29th April 2015, I started my Liver reducing diet 14 days earlier, operation day came and was all successful, I was a very happy man.
7 days later, I attended my local hospital as the 'port' bandage was weeping - the nurse removed a blue tape type dressing around the cut as she felt it would infect the wound - And then from there things went from bad to worse as 3 different nurses dressed the wound with various dressings and I finally called the bariatric nurse who wished to see me immediatly, they have since applied 1 x stitch, to allow the 'Gunk' to come out,started a course of antibiotics then another 1 x stitch and here I am 26 days post surgery and still have a 'open wound' that is tender to the touch, I cannot lift anything I walk very gingerly around and I act like a 100 year old man, as I fear of opening the wound any more. Exercise is on hold until I can stand up straight without fear of poppin the stitches.
I feel I am in good hands with the bariatric surgeon who is personally seeing me and attending to me every 3 / 4 days. and is personally stitching and re-dressing the wound. The wound seems to be getting better with less redness and look forward to the potential weight loss in the future but this feels cruel, the dis-comfort and worry of infection I have and I cannot find my problem anywhere on the internet.
Images: One stitch - 17/05/2015 - 18 Days Post Surgery
Two Stitches - 24/05/2015 - 25 Days Post Surgery
Has anybody encountered, what I am right now?,
Regards
Albert
