went to the doc thursday it was almost unbearable, she said i had "herniated the incision" and a "hemotoma" had developed
now i dont know what that all means but it hurt like hell, she gave me more antibiuotics that im taking religiously, well came home and about 11 last night i had to go as i sat down it ruptured and spilled about a cup of blood and puss looking stuff onto and into the toilet
i cleaned it as good as i could with the knowledge of that sort of stuff i have and went to bed, after getting in bed i started feeling but never got sick but i fealt flushed and weak
What she means is that the incision has opened from the inside (herniated the incision), and now there is a collection of blood under the skin (hematoma). Basically, this means that the scar tissue was not strong enough yet, and separated (probably when you strained to lift the rollbar). What happened when you got home was a spontaneous drainage due to pressure build up (You popped a gasket). Since you saw what looked like puss, suggests there is an infection still brewing in there, so putting you back on antibiotics was a good call. Having an infection in the tissue can delay healing and developing tensile strength of the tissue. If your still feeling
, or if you're weak/tired, you may want to get into the ER, just so they can make sure you're not still bleeding or septic.
Being this far out from your surgery date, they will not close it back up, but will allow it to heal from the inside. (called secondary intention closure), which can be a long and tedious process. It is very important that you keep it clean, and change the dressing frequently.
Hope all goes well, let me know if you need anything.
Erik