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I had a c-section, and developed infection 2 days after being released from the hospital (a 2 day hospital stay). The incision was reopened, packed, and I was given shots of antibiotics everyday for 8 days. The packing was changed every other day, and they stopped packing it this week. It is now sore and red again, and is clearly infected (the infection never went away, just got somewhat better). The doctor keeps telling me that the hard pockets I'm feeling are "just the way that fat heals". Last week he pulls out 6 tubes of blood/fluid from a hemmotoma (sp?). That area felt that same way before he took the fluid out. How do you get these doctors to listen to you? I was told that the opening in the incision would close in its own 48 hours after the packing was removed, and its not closing at all (6 days later). Also, I hemoraghed (sp) yesterday all day, and was just told to put my feet up. Any suggestions?

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