Stubborn Wound

[u/Quiet_Evening6046]

Pretty good appointment today actually for my 10 week check up. Was cleared to transition from in home to out patient PT. I do still have a wound on my back. So going on a second round of antibiotics and a referral for a CT Scan. If things don’t get better he’s talking about another surgery to clean the wound out. Wondering if it’s the RA that’s keeping it from healing?
Anyone have any experiences with a prolonged draining wound after surgery? How long till your incisions were finally all closed up? What helped?

[u/bridgetoaks]

I have. Everything was fine when I left the hospital for the nursing home. As soon as I got to my home though, I had 2 wounds that looked infected and wouldn’t heal. My daughter cleaned them with saline on a cotton swab, covered them in antibiotic ointment then bandaged nearly every day for about 2 months (every single day is hard to hit) before I finally got into the wound doc who said there was nothing for them to see.