Appendectomy gone bad?  My friends young son needed emergency surgery.? After several days the staples were taken out.   Shortly after, the wound opened up almost in its entirety.  You can stick a nickel in the opening of the wound.  He seems to be in good spirits, and the doctor says it has to heal like that.  But there is a lot of whitish discharge.  Is this all normal for a pediatric appendectomy?  The way it looks now, it will take several weeks to heal, or longer.  Should it not be completely closed?  Doctors, Nurses?  Anyone?

Note he has an appointment for a second opinion, but I am looking for some ammunition for her to take to the doctor.  That is, if anyone is familiar with this.

Summarized question: Is it normal to have a white discharge after a  pediatric appendectomy?