Neck nodes swell more than any other nodes – for many reasons. Most of the time, we don't even feel sick. Since you've had recent "trauma" in the area, it's most likely related to that. The WLE, not the melanoma itself is most likely the cause. Melanoma in situ – once excised – has close to 100% cure rate. So the odds that your melanoma itself has cause swelling — especially in such a short time period from the excision — I'd say is EXTREMELY unlikely. It is also possible to have "reactive nodes". These are lymph nodes that swell for whatever reason (illness/trauma) and then don't return to their normal size. They aren't cancer, they just don't behave themselves. My advice is to stop touching the node. Your touching is likely to irritate it more and slow any healing. When you see your doc in a week, he will evaluate it and may either observe it longer since you are so close to your WLE surgery, or put you on antibiotics to see if there is some type of infection causing the swelling. It's easy to be paranoid when newly diagnosed, but the reality is most things are NOT related to melanoma especially when your melanoma was in situ. The key for the future is vigilance, but not paranoia. It is easier to strike that balance the further out from diagnosis you get.
Hang in there,
Janner
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