Hi, so looking for some support and information from anyone who has had groin lymph nodes removed.
My partner has them removed few weeks back, and we have no idea what to expect with the healing, drain is all out and that is healing, but the mons pubis area is swollen and soild, is this normal?
the scar is 5 inch and 80% healed maybe, but this solid area covering the whole pubis area is uncomfortable and sore when touched. We are fed up of people say call the hospital, they are not really any help, and thought there might be someone else who has exp the same thing
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
