Hi

Anyone on here suffered any internal wound healing complications after resection? I had a sarcoma removed from my inner thigh last month and within days of being discharged from hospital my vacudrain bottle became blocked and an internal infection set in. I had five weeks of radiotherapy before surgery and am told this had contributed to my healing difficulties.

I was hospitalised again for over 3 weeks and put on an IV drip for the anti biotics then discharged with oral anti biotics. My surgeon said after four or so weeks that I could stop taking them. However, over the weekend the leg has become full of fluid, tight, hot and painful so I guessed straight away that the infection had returned.

I am now back on anti biotics for a further two weeks, but I am sceptical that this is going to sort matters out. The scar has healed beautifully - the issues are all underlying and the wound stretches from groin to just above my knee so it's a big area that's infected.

I'm desperate for any insight here from anyone that has suffered similar? I'm beginning to feel very depressed as my mobility is limited and I now realise I have severe complications and it is likely to take months to heal.