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Attached is a photo of my scar. I am 16 days post op from my decompression surgery and suddenly the skin/ muscles around my incision are starting to swell more, hurt more, and itch intensely. There is swelling but it doesn’t r feel like a “water bed” and it’s not physically leaking so I don’t think it’s a CSF leak but I’m stressed about it. I’m 5 hours away from my actual surgeon, so if I wanted a CT id have to go to my local ER. Another detail to add is 3 days after discharge, maybe day 6 post op, i had a severe bowel impaction which forced me to severely bear down early on, causing increased pain. I’m hoping that didn’t spark any complications. Anyone have advice???