May 2009

The letter (in my previous entry below), was disturbing to say the least!  I had to digest.  I didn't pick up the phone that day, but waited until the next morning once I digested the information presented to me. When I called the office,  they made me an appointment for 3 days later...

Still, I told myself...I think everyone I know, knows someone who has had some skin cancer and everyone has said it is really nothing.   We are a naturally blonde haired blue eyed light skin pale bunch up in this part of the country and skin cancer runs rampant.  You go to the dermatologist and they scrape it off, right?

The short answer to that is...

NOT ALWAYS!

I had my appointment with Dr. Lund, who assured me that he could remove the cancerous tissue easily and that it was nothing to be real worried about.  That if a person is going to get a cancer, you would sign up for this as opposed to some of the others. 

The procedure he would do is called Moh's Surgery.  During this procedure they numb the area and shave off skin layers hourly,  until  they get a sample that is cancer free.   I was to be there at 8am, bright and early.  A plastic surgery trauma team would be scheduld to stand by that afternoon to do repairs if needed.

That was reassuring.   But boy did I ever have my head in the sand....