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Adenocarcinoma Robotic RLL Lobectomy: Does age affect outcome?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jun 25, 2023 | Replies (76)Comment receiving replies
Where did you have your procedure done and when is your follow-up appointment? You should call your doctor and tell them about it. It can interfere with wound closure. I was given an antibiotic in case mine had an infectious component. They need to be drained sometimes.
Just saw your original post. I would not wear anything on it without running it by surgeon and definitely no beach until healed. You don't need an infection.
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Follow up is in 6 mos. after getting a cat scan. Done in North NJ. After, the surgery about 2 weeks later they sent me in for another procedure called a therocentisis, which was to drain more fluid (since this was all done on my back) I had no idea this was a different area altogether, it was closer to my spine not where the lump was. It's done firs with lidocatine to numb the area and I imagine a syringe to remove fluid. Yet, the swelling that I had stayed the same. I had a nurse practitioner for the first 4 weeks and my wounds were all healing well.
As for an infection, that may be from my spouse now who hasn't stopped coughing for 6 days. Praying my wounds are okay and that according to my surgeon (after I had to send photos), they expect it may take awhile to go down, as it should, most likely, be re-absorbed by my body. Hopefully, that is the case. Thank you for sharing your own experience.
Have a question to anyone here: Has anyone had numbness or tingling or both in hands? Seems to be happening every day especially to right hand, surgery was on right side.