Vascular Surgeon Follow-Up

The surgical site on my right arm for the fistula was still bleeding this morning. I removed the bandage from last night and it was soaked with blood again, and the surgical tape had a congealed layer of blood under it. There were two places in the incision that was still oozing blood. I replaced the bandage with a non-adhesive dressing and taped it down. That was this morning. I just replaced the bandage again. There was still some blood but it’s much less, though it’s only been about four hours. It does look like the bleeding has stopped.

I called the vascular surgeon’s office to make a follow-up appointment. Initially the appointment was set for two weeks from now but I also explained that I’m still bleeding. Later, the office called me back and said the surgeon wanted to see me tomorrow. I hope this is routine and nothing serious.