HiMyNameIsDale
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Hey everyone,
A couple of weeks ago I visited my primary care physician to get the stitches removed from my chest tube hole. At the time my chest tube hole was all clotted up and healing nicely, but the doctor had to remove all of the clotting to get the stitches out. So now I have had a gaping open tube hole for the past two weeks. It tries to clot up or seal up but the seal continues to break open because the area of the hole is fairly large. I am wondering if anyone on this forum has any suggestions on helping the healing process? Should I get some butterfly band aids to help pull the hole closed to make it easier to clot? I just want to get the hole clotted up to help reduce the risk of infection and help the healing process. Does anyone know how long it takes on average for a open tube hole without stitches pulling it closed? I am worried that if it takes a long time to heal it will make it easier to become infected.
A couple of weeks ago I visited my primary care physician to get the stitches removed from my chest tube hole. At the time my chest tube hole was all clotted up and healing nicely, but the doctor had to remove all of the clotting to get the stitches out. So now I have had a gaping open tube hole for the past two weeks. It tries to clot up or seal up but the seal continues to break open because the area of the hole is fairly large. I am wondering if anyone on this forum has any suggestions on helping the healing process? Should I get some butterfly band aids to help pull the hole closed to make it easier to clot? I just want to get the hole clotted up to help reduce the risk of infection and help the healing process. Does anyone know how long it takes on average for a open tube hole without stitches pulling it closed? I am worried that if it takes a long time to heal it will make it easier to become infected.