Very sore excision site - Cancer: Skin Message Board

TRAC1 · 05-20-2004, 11:45 PM

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem. 3 weeks ago I went in for a simple punch biopsy procedure on a suspicious mole on the bottom of my foot. The excision site was not stitched, instead just left open and bandaged over. Since then I have had substantial pain in my foot and even though it has now scabbed over, I am still having trouble putting pressure on it. Just wondering has anyone else experienced this and if so how long until I should be able to walk normally again? Still waiting for pathology results.

SnowyLynne63 · 05-21-2004, 01:56 AM

Sounds like it could be infected,see the Dr...........

lilsunshine46 · 05-21-2004, 07:23 AM

I had a "bump" taken off my back, not looking for skin cancer , and it hurt before I had it removed. The best description I can think of is it is kind of like when you pull a weed out of the ground there is still some left. Well it has been around 6 weeks since I had this taken off, path reports say fibrous cyst, and it hurts just like before. It too wasn't stitched and it healed nicely. Now I need to call dErmatology and ask why it still hurts.
The foot of course is probably harder to keep clean so it very well could be infected. I would definetely go back to have it checked out. It could also just be that a foot takes a lot more wear and tear than say a back or even arm and it just takes longer.
Good Luck!
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