Thursday, December 12, 2013

Wound infection in diabetic

I am a diabetic and recently had surgery to remove my appendix. After surgery, the wound has become infected. Will antibiotics help?

Wow, if you are a diabetic, I suggest you go back to the surgeon and let him/her assess the wound. After an appendectomy, wound infections are quite common depending on the surgeon’s technical performance. You may need antibiotics but I would go back today. In diabetics, any small infection can quickly spread.