I assume that it is an opening into the abdominal cavity. An incision
into the body is often left to heal on it's own these days since the
chance of infection is so great if it is sewed shut. It can take some
weeks to close on its own. I would be tempted to get some silver
bandages to use over it, even though they are pretty spendy.
Alternatively, keeping a gauze dampened with CS might just do the same
thing as far as keeping it from getting infected. I would be tempted
to ask the doctor if a silver dressing would make the skin heal too
fast- maybe they don't want it to close too soon, due to risk of
infection.
Kathryn
On Oct 23, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Bernadette wrote:
My friend was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. They
discovered it on a Thursday and on the following Tuesday she was
operated on and everything "female" was taken out. They closed up
her belly-button since a lymph node was pushing through (that is how
they found out about the ovarian cancer). Now the incision will not
heal properly. She is on chemo for 1 year - going once a week
(three weeks on and one week off). Other than the cancer she is in
excellent health. She is 66 years old. Would CS help heal this
type of open wound? She wrote the following:
"As far as my opening the Dr. said that there is nothing more he can
do. TO reopen it they would have to stop the cemo and that becomes a
real problem in the chances are the cemo would not work. So we will
go with the cemo and hope that maybe this will close on its own.
There is that chance. It is not in fected at this time and if I keep
it clean it should be fine."
She is willing to try different approaches - I would like to give
her some suggestions and then she can make up her own mind as to try
them or not. Thank you for any help you could afford her.
Bernadette
