Seroma - edit: massive infection, Take 2...

[DCBassman]

@Reynard ,My wife is sitting this crazy girl!

 

[DCBassman]

may have misbehaved in there...

Threw a low blood pressure, apparently...

 

[Bonefish Blues]

@Reynard ,My wife is sitting this crazy girl! View attachment 460852

You're looking ruff mate

 

[Katherine]

Threw a low blood pressure, apparently...

Yikes.
Take it very easy then.

 

[raleighnut]

Well, I've returned with oxygen , drain, PICO dressing , and multiple venous access. I may have misbehaved in there...

Apparently when I had the 'nail' in my femur removed and a bigger one inserted I tried to get up off the operating table midway through, it's not uncommon.

 

[DCBassman]

Apparently when I had the 'nail' in my femur removed and a bigger one inserted I tried to get up off the operating table midway through, it's not uncommon.

 

[DCBassman]

Surgeon: looked better than expected, joint itself all ok. Wound aggressively debrided, and entire exterior wound removed. Movement pain possibly caused by rotator cuff remnants, so they're gone too. It's all very sore, and tight where so much skin has been cut back, but the prognosis is good, and the horrors of Plan C have, for the moment, receded into the background.
Drain out and home today.
Yay!

 

[alicat]

That does sound sore. Fingers crossed it all keeps going to plan.

 

[Reynard]

@Reynard ,My wife is sitting this crazy girl! View attachment 460852

Just look at that face...

Fingers and paws crossed this new op has worked for you.

 

[DCBassman]

All looking good. This thing

Is a PITA though.
PICO Negative Pressure Dressing.
In other words , it sucks.

 

[alicat]

What's so awful about the PICO, @DCBassman? Just asking, never heard of them.

 

[Rocky]

All looking good. This thing
View attachment 461294
Is a PITA though.
PICO Negative Pressure Dressing.
In other words , it sucks.

I'm glad you are back home and Plan C has been put on the very back burner. I hope you heal quickly.

 

[DCBassman]

What's so awful about the PICO, @DCBassman? Just asking, never heard of them.

Sorry, missed your question. Aside from its first function, if the pressure is well-maintained, there's a splinting effect on the wound area. Good for helping the wound heal, but makes everything very tight and stiff. Two more days and I'm shot of it, and the sutures too.
Then the REAL work needs to begin.

 

[alicat]

How's it going, @DCBassman

 

[alicat]

Sorry, missed your question. Aside from its first function, if the pressure is well-maintained, there's a splinting effect on the wound area. Good for helping the wound heal, but makes everything very tight and stiff. Two more days and I'm shot of it, and the sutures too.
Then the REAL work needs to begin.

Thank you, that does sound like a mixed blessing.