Bleeding Out (updated)

OK, not really.

I’m supposed to removed the bandage covering the incision in my arm right about now. There was a small dot of blood on the bandage yesterday and this morning, which seemed normal. I wore a long sleeve jacket today so I just looked at the bandage again and it’s soaked with blood. I think I’m supposed to leave it open but now I have to figure out how to cover it again. It also hurts a bit.

I read the incision is only about an inch and a half so hopefully my 2″ x 3.75″ bandage can cover it without additional tape. I don’t have the large clear adhesive sheet they used to cover the gauze. I though I had a lot of bandages; if I need to replace them multiple times a day, I may run out soon.

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There is some surgical tape underneath the gauze and blood is oozing out the side of the tape. I held some gauze against the tape but blood is still seeping out slowly. I then taped some gauze against the incision; hopefully this will stop the bleeding soon so I can put a new bandage on it. It actually hurts quite a bit when I press on the surgical tape.

I didn’t do anything with my right arm this morning other then type and move the mouse on my computer. That should be well within the limitations in the discharge papers, which was “don’t lift anything over 5 lbs. for two weeks.”

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It’s now bleeding through the fresh gauze I put over the incision. I think typing is flexing the muscles in my forearm and making the bleeding worse. I’ll take a break from blogging for now.