Hi,
I've been a member of this community for well over a year and has helped me through some though times. Although, this is the first time I've posted to seek help and advice.
Some History:
Scan in June 2019 was indicating at the time that the cancer was still evident, not big enough to biopsy or carry out a resection. The decision was to leave for four months and then work out what action to take to remove. On a positive note, the scan carried out two weeks back showed the lung clear, so great news, something I was not expecting.
Current Issue, and one I'm seeking help with to discuss with others that might be in the same position?
During this period the perineal wound has been problematic. I was unfortunate to be hit by infection straight after surgery, not sure if this has had an influence on the perineal wound not healing. Scans have shown that there is a collection in the void left by the surgery. This has been removed once by draining, but a week later back to where we were. Obviously the main focus was on the cancer over the last few months and then take care of the persistent perineal issue once that was done.
Over the past year I'd seen an improvement with regards the perineal with the discharge slowing down, even through the chemotherapy, where I thought it would deteriorate. This all changed mid August when at that time the wound became active again to the point I'm using large wound dressing to capture whats draining.
I know that the perineal is problematic and can take a period of time to heal, but I seem to be going backwards, with little help from the surgical team.
Has anyone else experienced this on a similar timeline?
Has anyone been offered treatment to fix?
Apologies for the length of post!
Regards,
Jaydee
