So I'm 14 days post op and curious how people keep their wound dry? Mine is still draining and really swollen and raw to the touch. (Nurse basically said it's normal, see you in 2 weeks) yesterday I tried to keep it super clean, but sitz baths started irritating it, and the shower head shoots too hard and it hurts. I've been using a hair drier on the coolest setting, although its still pretty warm. The nurse said maybe this is irritating it, so I've just kind of been leaving it longer and letting it just drain. I used the gauze pads at first but even that is really irritating the area now. Any other tactics to keep it clean? If the only thing that's there is the blood and mucus that the wound itself if leaking, it's technically not "unclean" right? As long as you don't leave it like that all day..
I just don't understand how you can keep something dry that is in a tight crevasse and is constantly leaking pus all day. Will this hinder healing? My main concern is it getting infected, which is why I'm not touching it with anything physical.
Thanks!