Removal of lymph nodes

Hello Cleo23

I am sorry that your partner is experiencing discomfort after her lymph node removal.

I hope you don't mind me responding as my cancer was in my womb but I do remember my consultant warning me about a potential side effect of treatment with gynaecological cancers (especially where lymph nodes were removed) called lymphoedema. 

I am sorry that the hospital have not been much help but I wonder if it is something worth asking about?

I'll pop a link with some more info so you can see if it sounds a possibility. It could well just be expected healing, but it did ring a bell for me. I was told, particularly after my radiotherapy to pelvic lymph nodes to watch out for swelling, discomfort etc in the area that persisted or developed later on. I have not developed this (so far) but thought it might be helpful to mention it.

Lymphoedema treatment - lymphatic drainage massage, exercise | Macmillan Cancer Support

Jane

Hey, Sorry to hear that your partner is experiencing some discomfort. I had the same issue just recently.  I had a WLE and removal of lymph nodes 9 weeks ago and the scars in my groin are almost healed but still have some issues with my mons pubis. It was very swollen until 3 weeks ago and am still left with a solid area about the size of a fifty pence piece. I had this checked by my surgeon who said this was a build up of lymph fluid and will eventually disappear but do keep an eye on it for redness or feeling hot as this could indicate an infection. I found that ice wrapped in a towel did help.

i hope your heals well.

Feel free to ask any questions x

Thank u! We r at week 5 or 6 , the redness and swelling and re opening of the wound was cellulitis, which no one warned us about!  Most swelling has gone down but she feels pain in her thigh and tightness and says her groin feels like a metal plate when moving, wound is 90% sealed, little bitnopen and weeping still. But i worry bout the tightness and hard bits, n not knowing if it will go… she really wants to get back to normal things and work but is exhasted and sore after 15 mins walking and still walks like peg leg pirate lol