My son was in a car accident a few months ago. He had his spleen removed. 6 Broken ribs and puntured lung. Then after a week. His incision got infected. The incision goes past his bellybutton because of exploring the other organs for internal bleeding. So anyway after it was infected they opened the incision and were using a wound vac while in the hospital. Then wet dry dressings in the following weeks,there was always a little swelling on both sides of the incision which will not close all the way now. But since today. The left side looks a little more swollen on him. Actually it looks like a 6 pack of abs now. Which i know its not. Its not red or swollen or sore to the touch. Just a little spongy. He is also on coumadin because of p. E’s and a clot in the pelvis. Is this normal for it to swell like that. The surgeon said it was ok and that was before this one side swelled. What can it be?

Doctor Sinuhe Answers:

Thanks for your question. When a wound is healing, it goes through numerous changes, also in the way it looks, especially so if the wound was infected.
Therefore, it can simply be part of the normal healing process. However, without actually seeing the wound, it is impossible for me to say if this is the case or not. The normal procedure in cases somewhat similar to yours in my clinic is that we very easily ask the patient to come over and show the wound. Therefore, my suggestion is that you should contact the clinic where you son was treated. Please let us know what they said.

Dr Sinuhe

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