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Head wounds and infections? |
My mum (or mom) went into hospital a a week ago to get surgery to remove something from outside of her head, she went to the doctors to get the stitches out, then was told to call back yesterday (friday 15th) to check if there were stitches under the dry blood. She went and came back and my brother checked her head and it was lieing open (about 1/2 cm) and its rightly deep and you can see right down to the skull/bone. My brother was going to take her back to the hospital but she didnt want to go (fear of needles) so she didnt go, Whats the worst that can happen if she dosnt go to hospital. it could get infected badly!it could even get gangrene!(which we dont want)she needs to go get it fixed. if shes that afraid of needles(which is understandable i do too)ask to put her under a anesthetic via mouth(no needles invovled)and get that sewn back up. You got to get her back to the doctor. No wound that's open wide enough to see the skull is a good thing. Do NOT try to correct this problem in your home. She needs advanced medical care right now! infection.......and it might not shut back right it's good that she got the care to have it removed but she best not defeat the purpose and waste the operation She could get osteomyelitis of the skull bone, i.e. infection of the bone. She must be treated immediately. |
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