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Anyone has any idea if the sleeve involves accessing through the bellybutton - if yes is it stitched?
Trying to figure my discharge source

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It will depend on your surgeon and the size of your incisions. Mine were all externally glued with internal dissolving sutures.

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So are mine but my vent button is t shaped without any visible sutures and been leaking some brownish Fluid

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When was your surgery? A bit of drainage may not be abnormal, but if it has an odor, you have a fever, or the area around it is swelling and red/hot to the touch you may have an infection. If you’re worried at all give your team a call and check in with them about it.

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Just this discharge and a slightly stronger smell of normal belly nothing else

waiirng for Dr to revert since yesterday

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I had incisions either side of my belly button, I haven't heard of anyone else having an incision in their actual belly button. any sort of unusual discharge should be checked especially after surgery

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PA checked it

leaned it with peroxide inserted a Vick in with peroxide to remove after 48 hours

thinks it’s just normal sebum

praying for the best

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