I wasn't sure which board to post to. I had three ovarian cysts, one was 14cm. I had them removed by laparoscopy, but the surgeon ended up having to make a lower abdominal incision to get the biggest cyst out and repair my ovaries (also the cyst ruptured during removal I was told). I went home the next day, then returned to the hospital 3 days later with severe abdominal pain and fever. I was diagnosed with a pelvic abscess and severe infection. After a week in the hospital, I was sent home with a picc-line in my arm and a drainage tube for the abscess. I have been taking antibiotics vancomycin and Invanz daily through infusion.
I have been home 10 days and the drainage is now cloudy light pink as opposed to the dark pink with clumps while I was in the hospital. I see improvement, but my question that can't seem to be answered is where did the infection and abscess come from? Was it from material that leaked from the cyst or from bacteria at the incision site? And how long does it usually take for an infection like this to clear up? I can't imagine prolonged use of antibiotics is good for me either, I'm worried about being susceptible to other bacteria now.