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looks a little icky. greenish puss from 2 of the 5 incisions... the others are perfect and barely visible. it's only one end of each that's a little open with the greenish puss (sorry- i hate that word). Mom's an RN and I can't get a hold of her to see if it can't wait to be addressed on Tuesday morning when I have my post op appointment. Attaching a pic, but it's not the greatest quality...

Just want to not over or under react here!!! Thanks...

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Green puss sounds like something you wanna call the Doc about! Does it have an odor, and do you have a fever??

Good luck, and let a doctor take a look at it!

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Is it more like the goo from a wet scab where the shower Water was trapped under the steri strip? Mine was like that and the Dr. said to just use some peroxide on a qtip to help dry it back down again.

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No fever, can't smell anything as i'm completely stuffed up!

Mom finally called and said it looks a little angry and to clean it, put bandaids on, and do it again at bedtime... if it's still oozy and green then I should call the doc first thing in the AM so he can call in an antibiotic as it shouldn't wait until Tuesday.

Thanks for the feedback! I was a little freaked for a while!!!

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