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Hello new member with abscess question
| Mon, 09-26-2005 - 8:53pm |
Hi. My name is Katie, I'm 23 years old, and I was diagnosed with Crohn's 3 months ago. In the past 2 months, I have had 2 incision and drainage of abscess surgeries, for abscesses connected to a fistula. My colorectal surgeon, (his bedside manner is horrible and he failed to tell me to take 12 inches of packing out of my incision and to keep my incision open) told me to keep my incision open and draining by wetting a Q-Tip and having my boyfriend pull it back open daily. has anyone else heard of doing this/done this themselves? It seems a little low-tech to me, and since he failed to tell me to do it right after surgery and actually ripped it back open again a week after surgery in his office with no anesthesia and no warning, I don't particularly trust him. Sorry for the rambling. Thank you in advance to anyone with any advice.

Hello Katie, and Welcome
Thanks again,
Katie
Katie it is not you!