Bit of a Scare
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64361)
United Kingdom
February 26, 2018 4:07pm CST
We had a bit of a scare a few days ago. My husband had some growths removed from his face, chest and head at the hospital on Friday, with a skin graft being attached to the one on his head. The procedure went well, and we were home again by mid day.
However, when he woke up on Saturday morning his pyjamas and bedding were soaked with blood from the wound on his chest.
I rang the doctor and a nurse was sent round to assess the situation. She took the dressings off and fortunately everything looked fine underneath, so she just cleaned them up and put new dressings on.
She came the next day, and though blood had again seeped through, there wasn't nearly so much of it, so she changed the dressings again.
She is going to come every day until we have to go back to the hospital this Friday. We will find out then whether the growths were cancerous, and if so whether they got all the cancer out. Fingers crossed.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Feb 18
Really hope that its not that really don´t.
Maybe it could be a fungus kind of thing have seen that before.
Fungus things can look nasty also.
Trust he is okay now.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Feb 18
@jaboUK
Wishing for you that its not what you might think.
I saw a guy with a great big bunch of black things on his fingers and I thought oh goodness that looks really bad and it was warts mere warts they said.
Looked very scary to me though and I saw that on the Television here.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 18
@lovinangelsinstead21 If it is skin cancer, it's one of the easiest cancers to treat. Anyway we'll just hope for the best.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Feb 18
Is there no way flow of blood can be stopped after a surgery? I can well imagine your anxiety. Hope this will soon pass off.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
27 Feb 18
I suppose when my husband turns over in his sleep he inadvertently pulls on the stitches.Plus he's on blood thinners (for his heart) which I suppose makes it easier for the blood to seep past the stitches. Thanks for your good wishes Grace.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Feb 18
I hope the results come out well. What amazing medical service you have. It would never happen in the US.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49005)
• United States
27 Feb 18
That's wonderful that a nurse is coming and taking care of the wound. I pray that it's not cancer.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
27 Feb 18
@Tampa_girl7 That's good that your daddy's cancer is gone. My husband has had all sorts of treatment for his scalp - creams, freezing the spots etc, but they didn't work. So he's had them surgically removed and a skin graft put on. This is the wound that is hurting him most, but at least it's not bleeding.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49005)
• United States
27 Feb 18
@jaboUK my daddy had skin cancer on his scalp. They gave him some kind of cream to put on it and it worked. The cancer is gone.
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
26 Feb 18
My thoughts and best wishes are with you and your husband. It's nice that you could get some help for him at home so he didn't need another trip to the hospital
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
27 Feb 18
To be honest Marilyn, he wasn't up to making the trip to hospital. He's 87 and not in good health at the best of times. When I first rang them they said to get him back to the hospital, but I said he wasn't well enough, hence we got the nurse. If he'd needed to be in the hospital she would have arranged for an ambulance, but thankfully that wasn't necessary. We've had excellent attention from the nurse, and it's a relief to me that she's coming every day.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
27 Feb 18
Oh my gosh Janet, I was wondering how Noel was doing. Geez, that would have freaked me out. I am hoping and praying that everything is going to be okay @jaboUK . Tell Noel that we're all with him and hoping the news on Friday is good. 
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
28 Feb 18
@jaboUK You know I love you honey. Give Noel a big hug for me and tell him I wish I could make him better.
and tell him I wish I could make him better.1 person likes this
@cintol (11261)
• United States
26 Feb 18
That is scary, hope it isn't anything bad. I had something on my face and when I would wipe too hard it would bleed and not stop. I went in and the doc said it was a spot all the veins had come together just under my skin. I had to have it burned out. First time didn't work so they had to do it deeper the second time. It was not cancerous so hopefully this is what is happening to him. I will cross my fingers and pray for good news.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
27 Feb 18
i had 2 skin grafts 13 years ago..i don't recall it bleeding a lot,but it would have been nice if they warned me the top layer of skin falls off.i was freaking out because i thought it was rejecting..
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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27 Feb 18
Yikes! It must have been a bit terrifying to see the blood! I'm glad the nurse is coming daily, that must keep your mind at rest. *huggles*
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
27 Feb 18
I am not well-aware of after care in such cases. Though, I know stitches do bleed a little for some time. The nurse checking on those regularly will ensure that infection doesn't set in. Hoping the tests on Friday are positive.
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