Sleeved 3/14... belly button leaking

[leenleen 2]

I was just sleeved on Tuesday and I noticed that my belly button is leaking.. when I went to the bathroom I wiped and and it had a little bit of blood... and it hurts in that area a lot... has anyone experienced that?

[SeaShells82 96]

Are you still on blood thinners at this point? And it's only blood, right? No foul-smelling, brown/green/gold/puss-like/etc drainage?

You really need to report it to your doctor. If it's just a little blood and only happened when you washed the area, I'd personally hold off on giving myself any additional doses of blood thinners until I spoke with my doctor first thing in the morning. If it's foul smelling, brown/green/gold/puss-like, OR the bleeding is heavy/continuous, I'd call NOW to report it to the doctor on-call tonight. Hope you're feeling better soon!

[blizair09 3,250]

Since you were just sleeved, you might be a different case, but at about 6 weeks post-op for me, my belly button starting having a smelly discharge that was mixed with blood. It ended up being an infection (also causing a fever and related symptoms), and I had to take Keflex (an antibiotic) for a week to clear it up. I'd call the doctor to check up on it just to be safe.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Call your Dr. Random people on the internet are not qualified to give you medical advice.

[Navigating the Wilderness 824]

Yes, call your surgeon ASAP. I had an incision get infected and am still dealing with it. The sooner you get help, the quicker you will be well.

[leenleen 2]

I called my doc and he said as long as it doesn't have a foul smell it was good.. I'm keeping an eye on it

[vsg_queendiet 73]

If your doctor say it was okay. I would take pictures and document it. If your still concern I would also see a home doctor for a second opinion. Make sure to keep the area clean.



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