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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Suggest Treatment For Infection In Umbilicus

I HAVE AN ONGOING BELLY BUTTON INFECTION SINCE APRIL, SEEMS LIKE THE DOCTORS HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM CERTAIN CREAMS, POWDERS, PEROXIDE, ANTIBIOTICS. HAD A CT SCAN TO RULE OUT ABCESS AND THEN ULTRASOUND AROUND AREA. IT IS SORE AND STARTING TO HAVE LITTLE PUS ON WALL OF NAVEL AND A LITTLE ODOR AND SOMETIMES BLEEDING ON TOP OF SENSITIVE SKIN INSIDE. IT ALSO CAUSES PAIN AT CERTAIN TIMES UNDER THE NAVEL JUST LIKE YOU WERE HAVE A STOMACH ACHE. WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE TRY? HELP, I HAVE HAD THIS SINCE APRIL AND IT GETS BETTER FOR A WHILE AND THEN HERE IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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