Red port incision???

[Ruthie1974 34]

I am wondering if anyone experienced any reddend areas around their incision sites and what happened?

I have a reddened site around where my port is, it is sore but not any more than would be expected. I have steri strips all over my tummy and I am sensitive to tape, so I am wondering if that is the problem.

I am not running a fever, but just in case I called my surgeon and he put me on antibiotics in case there was bacteria trying to grow.

Did anyone else have this problem and if so did it go away?

Thanks cuz I am freaking out a little on this one. I have gone through so much I would hate for it to be taken out.

r:crying:

[michael watkins 0]

hi there, i was banded on march 1st and i started having redness around my port site also! it started a couple weeks ago,i called my surgeon and he said it was infected so i had to cancel my first fill:( which sucked cause i was really looking forward to having some restriction!! but o well it will happen eventually, he put me on antibiotics also! i just started taking them so havnt noticed a difference yet but will definetely let u know if or when i do! good luck and i hope the meds help u out!!

[Drasan 23]

I have some redness around the incisions. When I went for a post-op check the surgeon said the incisions looked great. I think a certain amount of redness is normal and expected.

If you're concerned, trace the outside of the redness with a pen. If it spreads you should definitely call your surgeon.

I'm not a doc or a nurse but I've had other surgeries so I'm just speaking from personal experience.

Good luck!

Edited March 31, 2010 by Drasan

[BetsyB 9]

Some redness is to be expected. Redness plus increased pain, swelling, drainage, and/or fever indicate infection. You've got that base covered with the antibiotic, so you can rest easy on that front.

I did have issues with the steri-strips; my skin really doesn't like adhesives, and was very happy when they fell off!

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[eckerd06 0]

I am 3 days post-op. My md used surgical glue to reduce scarring and I must say they are healing very nicely. The small incisions are mostly gone and they do not hurt. The port incision is still red and tender but it is healing and the swelling is going down. You can expect some redness and soreness.

[Cindy82281 0]

I had my surgery in October of 2009, and had no redness at all. When I had re-adjustment surgery in January 2010, I had ALOT of redness around all of my incisions. My surgeon said that it is from the glue that they use, he said that some people are allergic to it, and it gets progressively worse. He said if I ever had to have surgery again to mention it so they would use somethin different. I can't think of the name of it, it was NOT dermabond. I think it started with an H. I also had ALOT of itching along all of my incisions.

[eckerd06 0]

I used dermabond. I have no known allergies so this worked out perfect for me and I have no scars. Its 4 days post op and I feel really good...my incisions do not itch, the small incisions are completely healed and I'm just waiting for the glue to fall off. They said it takes 5 to 10 days to heal but I'm at day 4 and almost completely healed. I'm still a little sore when I wake up in the mornings but besides that I feel great.

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