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Changes in scar 5 weeks post op

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    • August 18, 2018 at 7:21 pm
    Alice M
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      I was diagnosed in June with superficial spreading melanoma. Breslow thickness .62. I had a excision in June margins were not clear. July I went back & had wide excision done got clear margins. Stitches have been out 3 weeks. Three days ago my scar started hurting . Had some phs & clear drainage from end of scar. Now there appears to be some blustering on scar. Sent a picture to the surgeon & he said it looks normal. Is it normal to have blisters on scar with drainage?
      I am a breast cancer survivor & have a family member that died from Melanoma
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        • August 18, 2018 at 10:12 pm
        QuietPoet
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          My scar from the same type of melanoma (thickness .30 but in the middle right above the quad muscle) has gone through all kinds of weird changes and was nasty pink/red and irritated even five months later. It looks great now that a year has gone by. But even a month ago I had a bump in it that turned out to be a missed stitch that was emerging. I had two layers of stitches and managed to rip the lower stitches. I thought (oh no! — it's a recurrence — but it wasn't). If it's still looking weird after a couple of weeks, you might check with your doctor again. But in my experience so far I've found that most things resolve themselves after a couple of weeks, and if not, then it's time to check with the doctor. So if it still hasn't gone away in a couple of weeks, maybe check again especially given your family history. Take care!

          • August 19, 2018 at 4:34 pm
          UBContributor
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            I am almost sure this is an issues related to stiches only, not anything with recurrence or the like. Pls keep us updated! 

            • August 19, 2018 at 10:06 pm
            lkb
            Participant

              My neck dissection scar from last October has been bumpy from the start; since then, I've been told this is normal. However, in my case, it's actually a recurrence–for which I'm having a second neck dissection this week (postponed from last week) and will be starting pembro. In hopes that my experience helps you and others, here's what I should have done differently: I had been alternating my 3-month skin checks between a regular derm and a melanoma specialist. If I could rewind, I would see only the melanoma specialist and ask for a FNA for bumps. Sorry, not more comforting, but I think it's important to investigate–even if the main result is  peace of mind.

                • August 23, 2018 at 2:35 am
                Alice M
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                  Thank you, for your responses. I am thinking it is a issue with stitches or the hair growing back. The spot is on my lower for arm. I see my oncologist for a follow-up on the breast cancer on Tuesday . I am going to have him take a look. The only other thing that concerns me is the pain in that arm. Feels like a sharp burning pain. It’s not constant I figured it may just be nerve damage but felt like this before I had the melanoma removed.
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