i got an infection of my port site 6 days after surgery

andielmt · November 26, 2007

<p>on saturday i had to go to the emergency room and have an antibiotic injection because i have redness around my infection which started spreading throughout the day. i am on antibiotics right now but had to go into the doctors today and they had to take out my stiches (ouch) then numb me with a needle in the wound (ouch) and stuff me with gause. this is so i can drain the infection out. she told me that i have to come back everyday this week and if it doesnt get better i will have to have the port taken out then put in at a different time. that scares me because if i have to keep on getting cut open am i going to keep on getting these infections? i hope this doesnt turn into a staff infection because ive had one before and was hospitalized for 2 weeks. my husband is concerned because i already had one staff infection. i will keep you all posted. has this happened to anyone else? it sucks because my surgery went awesome and i started feeling better in 4 days after surgery and now i have this setback. well at least i lost 8lbs this week!</p> <p>andrea</p>

Longhorn · November 26, 2007

I had an infection about nine days post-op. It was a Saturday so I called my doctor and he phoned in a prescription to the pharmacy. Due to a mixup at th pharmacy, I didn't get the pills until Monday evening. I took them for a week and the infection went away and the incision healed completely.

Yours must have been a fast-growing infection to required emergency care! My doctor told me that if mine didn't respond to the antibiotics, he would lance and drain it but that wasn't necessary. I hope yours clears up and doesn't require removal of the port!

Titslereaux · November 26, 2007

I have read hundreds of posts here and read that port infections are signs of erosion. I don't have a band so don't shoot the messenger but so some searches about port infections before getting a new port.

DonHoll1 · November 27, 2007

I am sorry this happened to you. Hope you get well fast. Keep us up dated. Donna

andielmt · November 27, 2007

my infection seems to be getting better today. after i had the incision cut back open yesterday and since it started draining it feels better. i have to go to the doctor every day this week to have it checked and my doctor is suppose to see it on thursday if she can fit me in (its her first day back since last wednesday) it is her OR day at the hospital. hopefully i dont need to remove my port that would suck. but seeming how the infection is getting better im sure the port will be ok left alone.

andrea