Swelling under mvd scar and headache in the morning that goes away

Thank you for being so welcoming. I'm in the UK and have joined this group on behalf of my mother who is 76. She had an MVD in July - followed by 6 weeks of headaches and nausea which resulted in a further op to drain fluid and a lumbar puncture. Then, she was fine - made great progress and resumed care for her mother (on her insistence - it was difficult to get her to rest despite our offers because she felt she wanted to get back to normal) The TN has gone but now she has a lump which comes up under the wound when she is lying down and a headache in the morning. The lump and the headache go during the first hour though some pressure remains around the forehead. From what I can gather this doesn't indicate spinal fluid leak as she is better when she is standing up. She is reluctant to go back to the hospital but I think that's the way we're heading. She doesn't have a fever, rashes, stiff neck etc. Just wondered if anyone else has experienced this or heard about it. Thank - you

She needs to go be seen by somebody! Make her go. : )