So I found out I had 3rd stage vulva cancer at 42 yrs old back in November 2017. I have had radiation and chemo for a total of 9 weeks. The treatment was successful for my inside groin lymph nodes but my pet scan 2 weeks ago showed residual disease on the vulva . So I went to see my oncologist and he did not see or feel any tumors but I do have an incision from my partial vulvectomy that opened up due to the radiation and it is near my clitoris . So he told me to put Neosporin on the opening but at that time it was rather small. Now it has opened more and very painful. It looks like some of the dissolvable stitches are still lingering inside the incision opening and pus is leaking out. The oncologist knows about this and my next appt is next week the 20th. Last night my lower back was hurting so bad I could barely walk but seems better today .
My question is will I be ok waiting till next week for the Dr to see me because it really doesnt look infected and is itchy. Is there anything else I can do to help heal it quicker or ease some of the pain . Also, is it normal to have hip, leg and foot pain after getting radiation and chemo even after the treatment was finished March 1st?
Thank you for the help. Btw, I found out I had the cancer after a lesion formed on my right labia and my gynecologist did nothing about it for years but give me steroid cream. He did a biopsy 3 years ago and it came back fungal infection . I have no history of hpv or any sexual transmitted diseases.
