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hi my first time here have gotten a lot of useful tips on this website.i had a complete hysterectomy on 2-9-05.i was doing so good then 10 days after surgery i noticed a burning when i showerd and redness around part of my insicion and 2 days later in horrible pain.called my doctor at 3 am.went into his office the next morning.he said my cut was infected,gave me a bunch of antibiotics.went back on wed. little better he said if not completly better by fri. will have too drain it,god i cant imagine having a needle in my stomach as sore as i am. hopefully it will be better by friday.everything else is going ok ,had some constipation glad that gone.my main problem is doing too much around the house.my husband isnt much on doing anything except going too work,thank god for that huh.i just keep thinking it will be there when i get too it but i just cant stand too look at it.anyway my name is anita i am from ky.and obviously bored so feel free too email me .

Anita,
Luckily I have not had an infection with my TAH on 11/30/04, but I did have one with my C-section 16 years ago. I did have to have it drained, but my OB/GYN made 2 small holes one on each side of my incision which twice a day a bottle filled with anti-biotics was inserted slightly and the meds was squeezed into the incision, and holes were left open to drain. It actually didn't hurt at all. My incision was still numb from the C-section. The worst part was that I couldn't do it myself. I had and still have a roll of fat above the incision area and I couldn't see what I was doing, so my mom or my DH had to do it for me. But as far as pain, there wasn't any. So try not to sweat it too much, and I'm sure everything will work out just fine.
Sending s your way!

-Lisa