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Q: Infection after surgery

asked by: Joshann on September 13th, 2009

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I have my appendix surgery last 16 days..then i experience some kind of infection that make a open wound on one side of my surgery..how can i heal it..pls me

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wendyrs

replied on September 13th, 2009

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If you have an infection after surgery you should really show it to your doctor. You probably need some antibiotics. An infection can spread pretty quickly so I wouldn't touch it, but I would show it to the doctor right away.

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