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PUS COMING OUT OF WOUND
I'm having fever since Thursday,had surgery(ileostomy closure),on 05th Dec,2022,temp of 100-101.6°F,I'm taking Dolo 650mg,Tab Ultracet,but the fever is not going below 99°F and coming back within 6 hours of taking the medicine
My surgeon is on leave
Kindly check the pic and tell me how do I manage the condition at home
I'm scared
Please help me🙏
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Consult with general surgeon
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Immediate hospitalisation is advisable
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It might be infection of the surgical site
Please consult your surgeon physically that will be most appropriate
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Kindly come for video consultation.and advice
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Hello ,got your concern ,it can be treatable with further evaluation, better healthcare and proper treatment ..For prescription and counselling regarding the same you can consult me through this app -
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It's post operative infection . Frankly home is not a place to treat it.Even if surgeon is on leave ,you have to visit the hospital and be clinically examined by the surgeon and further management .
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Please connect with me for better guidance
Thank you
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Valli Ponsing
General Physician
11 yrs exp
Chennai
Take her to to the hospital
Let them open the dressing and see how the wound is
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fever may be due to infection
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Dr. Nimmi Mulwani
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
please consult with a general surgeon for further evaluation and management. And you need to get hospitalized
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
13 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Do regular dressing, connect with a call for details discussion regarding the disease and it's management
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