son was released today, all going okay, until stomach incision began draining fluid, and then blood.
no odor in the drainage, no swelling, no redness, at least that i can tell. he reports it isn't sore.
(he showered at 2p-ish, with the doctor's blessing. dressing had been removed in hospital, so the incision was covered only by tape. we weren't instructed to cover with anything prior to his shower. the drainage began at around 9p.)
the on call doc has told me it's "likely nothing to worry about," which i was willing to accept when it was just a bit of clear fluid mixed with light blood, but an hour later it seeped again, this time more blood. it does seem like a normal part of the process, but i'm still concerned, especially since i don't know where to go to handle it if it needs to be handled. (local ER i don't trust, and the relevant ER won't have any of the house docs attending.)
has this happened to anyone else?
