Infection after minor procedure

[Chick_atee]

I had a mole removed from my arm by my GP and went back to get the stitches out today but it was badly infected. I had been so careful with it but I felt it getting really sore 2 days ago.

They gave me a course of antibiotics for 5 days.

I’m worried this could turn into something worse given I was told to be really careful about infection when diagnosed with cirrhosis.

Has anyone had something similar and infection cleared as it should? I’m in augmentin.

Thanks.

[VickiSpence]

Augmentin is the one that knocks everything out for me. Best you can get. Zpack is the most often tossed around here, but it takes forever to work.

[Chick_atee in reply to VickiSpence]

Thank you 😊

[Marydel63]

Hi yes, it seemed whenever I get biopsies or need wide excisions I tend to get infection of the site, cellulitis, wound opening, I just don’t heal. Sometimes it can take my body 6 months but I am also diabetic. I have found that sometimes Or basically when my antibiotics are done a 3-6 days later the infection came back. So I would definitely keep an eye on the site and if it begins to drain, increase in redness or increase in pain. Call the doc you may need a longer course due to being immunocompromised. Or a change of antibiotics.

[Chick_atee in reply to Marydel63]

Thank you so very much for your reply. I really do appreciate it.

Wishing you the very best of health.