Had my first wound check on my WLE and SLNB sites, ten days post surgery.
SLNB has healed but have a lump half the size of a golf ball at the site, told it was an oedema and need to massage the area to break it down.
The WLE wound looks like a shark bite, healing well, still damp so re dressed and further visit to doctors for a check in a weeks time, and weekly until it dries up. Been told that I shouldn't drive until I see the consultant again, and that should have been in 5 weeks, now told cant see him until November, I will be phoning his secretary to discuss how this appointment (that I am supposed to getting my results at) has moved from 3 weeks to 5 weeks to November!!!! I am still on hold about trying to rearrange our family holiday that had to be cancelled and am desperately trying to see if we can reorganise, just need my results.
Sorry to hear that you've developed an oedema . I didn't have this but was advised to massage my scars daily when I had my wounds checked after two weeks.
I hope you manage to get your appointment brought forward or at the very least get your results given to you by your CNS if your consultant is away.
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Hi , I hope the wait isn’t to long for you. I found when I’d come to terms with having to have surgery, I just wanted it over and done with ASAP. The not driving for weeks, until you felt you could safely do an emergency stop with out hurting yourself was unwanted feature as well, not hoovering or lifting things was a definite advantage though 
