Surgery day 1/3/13

3 01 2013

It’s evening! Where has my day gone? Whew those meds are good or I am a serious light weight. Well I will have to speak to the doctors tomorrow as I don’t remember anything today. Mitchell said it all went well. I had my surgeon and an obgyn surgeon work together to remove the pelvic lymph nodes on both my right and left side. I only have 5 incisions, less than the 8 I was expecting. I also was seen today by two dermatologists who decided To biopsy some of this crazy rash/welts that continue to spread and itch like crazy. I do have stitches where they did the biopsy so I guess all in all I do have 8 incisions. I am not sure but I think the surgery took about 4 1/2 hours. I’m glad it’s over and look forward to getting back to normal, crazy normal, life.

As for experience here at Barnes Jewish Hospital it has been excellent.

Thanks to Mitchell and Clair for hanging out with me at the hospital. Love you
Thanks sooooo much Susan for stopping by. I am sorry I missed you and I am very grateful for the bag of goodies. This will definitely help me get through this.

Thank you again for all my family and friends, YOU ALL make my journey so much easier. Love you all.

When you think you’ve reached your limit, ask yourself thus:
“can I go just one more step……”

And you always will find that you are able to take just one more step……..

And one more after that…and another after that one….

Keep Going!

Thanks for waking with me.


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Oncology appointment in Springfield 11-29-12

30 11 2012

Well today was a little disappointing!  I found out that my surgeon is St. Louis received my pathology slides but they can not do gene testing on slides so he has to request the tissue block.  This means a delay of at least 10 days to a couple of weeks for results.  In the mean time I am just setting here in limbo waiting to see what drug I can get.  The longer I wait the more my cancer can grow.  On a good note my new spot does not seem to be anything to worry about.  I think the hardest part of having cancer is waiting to see WHAT IS NEXT.  I am ready to start treatments so I can get this over with and move on to a normal life.  I guess I am not sure what normal is but it has to be better than living in the dark.  SO lets all live for today, make the most of it, and treasure your family and friends.

I am going to continue to work on this site so if you have any information that would be beneficial to share on melanoma please let me know.  I also have added a Photo gallery of my journey and surgeries so far.  The photos are not pretty but it give you an idea what I have gone through.  The link is at the top of the page.  If you click on the music player it will play a beautiful song while the slide show plays.  The song is by Chris Tomlin, “Whom Shall I Fear” from his new album Burning Lights.  Chris has a beautiful voice and his songs are amazing.  If you like him he will be performing here in Springfield at the convention center in March.

Blog Quote: (not sure who the author is but I like this)

Where there is no Struggle     There is no Strength

 

 


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