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Suggest Treatment For A Hematoma On The Ribs After A Surgery
HELLO----------MY NAME IS EVERITT(SONNY) BEAVERS----------MY SPELLING WILL BE OFF A LITTLE--------------OK DEC 7TH 2016 I WAS RUSH TO SURGREY FOR A TRIPLE ANERISM ------------THANK GOD RIGHT PEOPLE RIGHT PLACE---------------ANERISM WAS WHERE LARGE VEIN FROM HEART SPLITS TO GO DOWN LEGS. THEY HAD TO REPAIR INSIDE OUT-----------COULD NOT STEN IT-----------LUCKY EVERYTHING WHEN WELL----------------WELL NOW ITS 5 MONTHS LATER AND I STILL HAVE A LARGE HARD HEMATOMA BELOW MY LEFTSDE RIBS-----------BEEN TOLD TO DANGERS TO DRAIN DUE TO INFECTION-------I CAN GET AROUND OK --------LACK ENERGY and weak AND HEMATOMA DOSEN T SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY SMALL------------------ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE ME WILL BE APERICATED---------AND WOULD IT BE DANGER TO OPERTATE TO DRAIN/REMOVE IT----------------------THANK YOU-----------i m also 70 years old
Consult your surgeon and get an ultrasound scan to confirm whether it’s a hematoma or not. Sometimes post operative collection can also present like this. Small hematoma will settle by itself and if it is large, it has to be aspirated.
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Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For A Hematoma On The Ribs After A Surgery
Hello, Consult your surgeon and get an ultrasound scan to confirm whether it’s a hematoma or not. Sometimes post operative collection can also present like this. Small hematoma will settle by itself and if it is large, it has to be aspirated. Hope I have answered your query. Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician