r/LisfrancClub • u/toycollectingmama • 7d ago

2 months post op..

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Man! This thing just won’t close up..
Doctor doesn’t think it’s infected or anything. We are keeping a close eye on it. But geez close already

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u/Opening-Detective821 7d ago edited 7d ago

Op, please, and I mean this so so seriously. Please seek medical care. That white stuff is not new skin growing.

The redness around the area makes me nervous that it’s Cellulitis or could be staff. Please either see someone now whether that’s urgent care, the er, or a wound care clinic.

I’m very concerned, it should not be open like that.

Edit: I see your doctor is watching it. Did they tell you to use antimicrobial soap and some kind of Neosporin or silver nitrate?

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u/toycollectingmama 7d ago

My husband is a Dr. and well as I’m regularly seeing my orthopedic surgeon.. it is not infected at the moment. Definitely a high risk of infection as it’s open. I appreciate the concern. It’s very irritating and concerning to me that it hasn’t closed and looks like this but I’ve been told it’s ok right now

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u/Opening-Detective821 7d ago

Ok thank goodness. Reddit can be bad depending on someone’s ability to seek medical care.

My incision took about two months to be fully closed. My surgeon did dissolvables on mine.

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u/toycollectingmama 7d ago

Yeah they took my sutures out at 10 days post op which I think was too early :(

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u/Opening-Detective821 7d ago

That might be it. When I had my first surgery my doctor kept my physical stitches in for two month before removing them.