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Just had surgery for K Pouch & revision of valve

Feb. 19th I had my K pouch repaired at Mt. Sini by Dr. Bauer. I came home Feb 28th with an attached catheter which will stay in place while the surgery heals for 6 weeks. My stoma was moved to a higher spot on mu stomach and the old stoma opening was stapled closed. The staples have pulled away and the whole is open. My Dr. does not seem concerned with this. I'm told it will still heal. At the new stoma site the catheter is held in place by a cross piece of tube stapled & stitched to my skin. I feel pain if it pulls when changing the bandage and try to hold it from moving during this process. A blister has formed where one of the stitches on it has pulled out and from being wet. There is a lot of burning from this area. My latest concern is the main incision down my belly has begun to drain a lot onto the dressing. I'm suppose to move around but this increases the draining from where some of the steri strips have fallen off. Yesterday it was bloody, and I changed the dressing 3 times. Today it is wet again but not bloody. Is this a problem. Of course it's the weekend & I live over 2 hours from the hospital. Sending a note & pictures to the doctor again and hoping it's nothing. Surgery surely not for wimps.
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