Redness in port area

[RealBTuna 0]

was banded 11/27/07. I havesome redness in the area of my port. Has anybody had this?

[snowbird 2]

What did your doctor use to close your incision? My doctor used glue, and I had a reaction to it. I developed swelling, itching and redness that spread two inches on all sides of the incision, and at first thought I had an infection. But I had had bad reactions before from patch medications, so I put warm wet washcloths on it and it went away quickly in one evening.

If you are experiencing pain, Fluid seeping from the wound, or a fever, call your doctor as you could have an infection. I'm no nurse, so you may want to call the doctor anyway.

[Longhorn 1]

When I saw my doctor eight days after surgery, he noticed that the edges of my port incision were red and a wider band around the incision was a lighter red. I had no fever or other symptoms (though I had a fever of just under 100 the first couple of days after surgery.) He told me to watch for either band of redness getting wider, which could be a sign of infection.

The next day, the light red band was wider so I called him and he called in a prescription for antibiotics. I wasn't able to pick it up for two days and the redness seemed a little wider and the incision was still sore. Within a day of taking the antibiotics, the incision started looking better, the red started to fade, and the soreness started going away. It healed up just fine.

I think it's normal to be sore but you'll want to watch for other signs.

[RealBTuna 0]

Thanks for the info. I called the doctor and he put me on antibiotics to be safe. I guess this is just another bump in the road to being healthy.

[andielmt 0]

i had redness then it spread about 3-4 inches down which turned into an infection. they had to cut it back open at the doctors office and now its still a little red around the incision and i now have an open wound in which i have to change the bandage everyday. a little overwhelming having a whole in your stomach

andrea