Eyelid excision: how long until able to open the eye
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Eyelid excision: how long until able to open the eye

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    • May 23, 2015 at 1:47 pm
    Banders
    Participant

      Hello:

       

      I'm stage 4 metastatic melanoma and yesterday (Friday morning, May 22) I had an oupatient excision in my upper right eyelid.

       

      Feeling pretty good a day later (Saturday morning the 23rd) with no pain, but I can't open the eye.  The sheet I was given from the hospital didn't mention this topic and a pretty good google search also reveals no inforation about this topic specifically related to melanoma excisions.  

       

      So to the point:  Anyone had an eyelid excision?  After how long were you able to open the eye?  I don't know if I should be trying to open it or the opposite.  

       

      Thanks ahead of time for any info.

       

      Brett Anderson 

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        • May 24, 2015 at 9:13 pm
        CHD
        Participant

          Hi Brett,

           

          I have not specifically had this surgery but I think this question is important enough to warrant a call to your doctor.  I wonder if you could contact the surgery center or on-call/after-hours surgeon or nurse to ask.

          • May 24, 2015 at 9:13 pm
          CHD
          Participant

            Hi Brett,

             

            I have not specifically had this surgery but I think this question is important enough to warrant a call to your doctor.  I wonder if you could contact the surgery center or on-call/after-hours surgeon or nurse to ask.

            • May 24, 2015 at 9:13 pm
            CHD
            Participant

              Hi Brett,

               

              I have not specifically had this surgery but I think this question is important enough to warrant a call to your doctor.  I wonder if you could contact the surgery center or on-call/after-hours surgeon or nurse to ask.

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