Kristi,
I see my confusion - I am hoping to get the other John to respond to my questions - the one from Calgary who replied to your post.
I had an open wound like your husband, John. I had three surgeries - the initial one and then I bled out twice which required two more surgeries within 10 days of the original one. The first time I had stitches, the second time I had staples and the third time they did a wound vac. That took four months to heal. I also did chemo and radiation and unlike the surgery, I sailed through that. It was all really hard on my husband (I was hospitalized out of state for six weeks and at home another 3 weeks). He lost a lot of weight skipping meals at the hospital and from muscle mass reduction from sitting around in the hospital with me.
Remember to take care of yourself also. I am not the first member of my family to have cancer so I know how hard it is.
Ellen