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Suggest Treatment For Itching At Gall Bladder Surgery Incision Site
had laproscopic gall bladder removal 8 days ago and last three days incision sites are red incrdibly itchy and now bumpy and skin is hardening and warm to touch have been putting cortisone on 2x a day morning and night and occasioally in the middle if night when it itches so bad. i took the steri strips off of one incision site to see if itching would stop 2 days ago but it is still red ize oh half dollar just like other sites maybe not so firm
Tue, 15 Sep 2015
Hi,
You are probably having surgical site infection. You need to consult your surgeon for examination & management of the wound. If there is pus inside, it must be drained by surgeon and you must take antibiotics in that case. Start taking tablet co-amoxiclave 625mg one tablet thrice daily for 5 days. Cortisone won't help in this case.
I hope, my answer helps you.
Regards,
Dr. Maria Daud
You are probably having surgical site infection. You need to consult your surgeon for examination & management of the wound. If there is pus inside, it must be drained by surgeon and you must take antibiotics in that case. Start taking tablet co-amoxiclave 625mg one tablet thrice daily for 5 days. Cortisone won't help in this case.
I hope, my answer helps you.
Regards,
Dr. Maria Daud
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