WLE AND SPILT SKIN GRAFT (CONTAINS PHOTOS OF A GRAPHIC NATURE)

  • 4 WEEKS AFTER SURGERY (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi

    Just come home from plastic dressing clinic. Was a rushed appointment so the photos are not great... will take more at the weekend. However, everything is healing well and as to be expected at this time.

    I have been asked by my MacMillan nuse if I would be interested in a trial of bevacizumab. Has anyone else had this? The side effects can be raised blood pressure which i have already so i am not sure if i want to…

  • COMING UP FOR 1 MONTH (NO PHOTOS!)

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi

    Tuesday will be the 4 week anniversary since my operation to remove the MM and have the SKIN GRAFT and the SNB

    A 4 week relfection.

    • From referal from GP to MM clinic to now = less than 3 months.
    • If i had not scrapped the mole in the shower and causally asked the GP to look at it at an appointment for BP then i wonder how long it would have been before I had taken it seriously.
    • St Georges I find can not be faulted…
  • 3 WEEKS 1 DAY AFTER SURGERY (EXPLICIT PHOTOS)

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi everyone... Just back from plastic dressings clinic.

    GROIN - the liquid gushing out is now clear and not infected so happy with the that. Just got to keep and eye on any further infections.

    GRAFT DONER SITE - pretty much healed

    SNB WOUND - see photos below. only a little bit of sluff yet  to come off and a fair bit of over granulation but its all under control. Monday they will start to deal with the over granulation…

  • SNB set back today

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    bit of a set back. infection coming out to the surface in groin where nodes taken out. the walk in centre nurse lanced it and put in a saline gauze wick. also she penned the area of redness and asked me to watch for any breech of that pen line. also if i become shivery to go straight to A&E... damn!!!!

    the last 2 days i have been feeling very cold and not been able to get warm, now i realise why.

    anyone else get…

  • 2 WEEKS 3 DAYS AFTER SURGERY - SNB RESULT (1 NON GRAPHIC AND 2 GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi everyone!

    The best news ever!!! All the nodes were negative for cancer.

    Thank you everyone for your thoughts and well wishes.

    The surgeon has told me to give it 4 weeks before going back to work or just be sensible about going back earlier. He was the MM was agressive so the surgery had to be too, hence the size of the wound.  the graft did not take and will therefore take time to heal. There is overgranulation and…