And of course autocorrect messed up the title. It's should not shield...
I cant say I've seen anything like this before. Everything else seems to be healing nicely.
Could potentially be haematoma, but hard to say from these photos? I'm really quite unsure. Not likely to be urgent unless you develop other symptoms (profuse, active bleeding >1hour). Given its been 18 hours since the post, your doctor has probably gotten back already.
Personally, I would monitor it (change in shape or size, new rebleeds etc) until your doctor gets back to you or you get to your appointment.
Best wishes! 🩷🩵
I haven't heard from the surgeon yet (and probably wont until tomorrow) but it seems to have gotten a little smaller over night. I did notice that I had bled a tiny bit while sleeping so it might have been that.
I'll keep monitoring it until monday next week when I go see her for a checkup as im almost 3.5 months post op.
For additional context:
There is no pain
I feel nothing when I touch it and it feels almost detached/barely hanging there, though im not gonna touch it unless I have to.
I did send a message to my surgeon so she could look into it so ill probably get an answer in a day or two!
Who is your surgeon ?
Dr Morath in Munich Germany
I'd be wanting to have that looked at immediately, not next week.
It's probably just a hematoma or something but better safe than sorry.
Forgot to answer you last night, but the thing kinda just...fell off...
I went to pee and when I wiped it just came loose with a tiny bit of blood and that was that, my surgeon told me it was dead tissue with some blood in it.
A confusing journey this has been...
glad to hear it wasn't serious!
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