My right arm is quite sore. I just changed the dressing again an hour ago and there was only a little bit of blood on the bandage. The incision appears to have stopped bleeding but looks pretty ugly. You can still see sutures and the cut has not completely closed up. There are plenty of sensitive spots along the incision as well. I just took some Tylenol but was tempted to break into my stash of Tylenol-Codeine. I tried to wipe some of the dried blood away with alcohol pads but the pressure was somewhat painful and I was afraid of causing the incision to bleed again.
The two surgical sites on my abdomen are doing better. The catheter exit site is still bleeding a bit; each time I change the bandage, there is some blood on it. The other incision has some sutures and was a bit swollen and bulging out before, though it looks better now. I guess it’s good that I’m seeing the surgeon tomorrow; I don’t remember this many issues when the PD catheter was put in.
I’m using Telfa 2132 non-adhesive dressing and 3M 2″ Micropore Tape to cover the surgery site on my right arm. I used cotton gauze before and it felt like it was going to stick to the opening. It’s also quite a challenge trying to apply the dressing using only my left hand.
Life with chronic diseases 