No. Thankfully! They stopped doing that a week ago. It seemed to have helped kick start the inner healing, so the nurse went back to the silver stuff that she was using before and over the course of this week it has almost entirely healed up. I just have a 2mm hole now where it was over an inch long last week!
They still packing yours?
The hole in my incision is thankfully very small, but big enough for the absess to drain out. I haven't had anymore puss since the first occurance, but continue to have brownish fluid draining from the hole.
If it does not stop draining by Wednesday, I will be going to see the doctor to make sure there is no absess beneath the surface that needs to be drained and packed.
I have no fever... but had body chills big time.
When my mom cleaned it last night, it wasn't as red as the night before. So hopefully it is healing now that the absess has drained. Time will tell.
Tasha - when you were on the Keflex, did you find it made you tired/dizzy?
In the last few days the scar has split on the right hand side and is about 1 inch long so this is being dressed daily by distric nurses It feels like a never ending battle Its not too deep so doesnt need packing but its so frustrating.