Gail in Ca
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It's been 16 days since my surgery to cut out a melanoma. The first 2 return visits I was still bleeding and the Doc left my stitches in and had the nurse re-boot my leg. Today, I was hoping to get the stitches out and leave without a boot. No such luck as my incision is still oozing. I have dropped my warfarin dosage from 52.5 per week to 50mg this past week, but my INR went up. So, this week I am dropping another 5mg and hope it comes down more. I'm trying to get it into the low end of my range, but not having much luck.
The Tylenol and inactivity has lead to this I'm sure. The Doc says it's not uncommon to bleed, and she was expecting it could happen.
But, today my wound looked worse and red, so I'm taking Keflex for 7 days and go in again. I'm going to try to keep it elevated more.
This is really the first time I have dealt with bleeding affecting a wound like this. I guess the shin is also a place where I would bleed more, as well.
I just want the darn thing to heal!
The Tylenol and inactivity has lead to this I'm sure. The Doc says it's not uncommon to bleed, and she was expecting it could happen.
But, today my wound looked worse and red, so I'm taking Keflex for 7 days and go in again. I'm going to try to keep it elevated more.
This is really the first time I have dealt with bleeding affecting a wound like this. I guess the shin is also a place where I would bleed more, as well.
I just want the darn thing to heal!