Crusty exit site

[denise1040]

Hello,
It has been a week since my pd catheter surgery. I have noticed a yellow crusty discharge around my exit site. Is this normal? I have no pain, just the dry crust.

[billybags]

Get it checked out by your nurse to be on the safe side.

[Jie]

The crust usually takes longer than one week to get off (like 3 to 5 weeks).  I agree with Billybag that when in doubt, call the nurse.

[KICKSTART]

Yes its common , its like a bit of bodily fluid leaking from around the exit site. Regular cleaning tends to remove the build up , then as the exit site heals you should find it pretty much stops.

[chook]

G'day Denise. I had a case of the crusties - my exit site didn't seem to want to heal and about 5 weeks in the nurse took a swab and I ended up on antibiotics which cleared it up. This was about 2 weeks into PD. It's been excellent ever since. Definitely have it checked.