The TSO didn't press on my neck (fortunately), probably because I had removed the dressing. It was pretty ugly, gross actually, but thankfully the TSO (who was making 'icky' faces) seemed OK with visually clearing it (we didn't discuss it), and fortunately, I wore a low tank top under my shirt. I removed my shirt after I got (again) directed to the NoS and put it on the belt. I still got the neckline grope, but because it was a tanktop, it didn't get too close to my neck.

I am quite confident that if I had left the dressing in place, it wouldn't have mattered whether or not I said it was a sensitive area (areas covered by dressings leaking blood often are sensitive, I would imagine). If I hadn't removed the dressing, I am sure that the TSO would have felt it necessary to press on the dressing to make sure there was nothing concealed in it. After all, I guess I could put something nasty in a dressing, add fake blood and tape it to my body, right?

Both times I was very worried that the groper would automatically touch my exposed wound without thinking, but fortunately that didn't happen. I'm sorry for the pax that saw me and appeared grossed out, but it was better than the alternative.