Just a bunch of cute little videos from ballet class this past week. She is pretty darn cute!
I was not able to dance with miss priss this week so I was able to get some cute snip its. As most of you know I had gone in for a mole check with the dermatologist a couple of weeks ago and she removed an odd mole. Nothing big or gross about it. It just happened to have a pimple near it so it was a little red. Gross I know! Anyways, she did a punch biopsy and it came back as melanoma in situ, stage 0. I freaked. I mean melanoma is some serious stuff. She assured me this is BEST case of melanoma possible so did my surgeon. The cure rate is pretty much 100%. But of course they let you know nothing is 100% obviously. But even 99% sounds great to me! Melanoma in situ basically means that the cancer had only stayed on the epidermis and had not traveled in the dermis or fatty tissue. Once it gets to that point it can affect your lymph nodes. So after a lovely wide excision to make sure the margins were clear of any cancer I have a lovely 2.5 inch long frankenstein set of stitches on my back. Right under the shoulder blade. Pretty uncomfortable especially chasing a 2 year old around. Stitches come out soon so we will find out more then too. Just check ups with the dermatologist every 3 months for the next 2 years. Not so much for the cancer that was just removed but for any other that could appear. Then in December I go get pictures of every inch of my body so they can measure my freckles and moles. That should be interesting...
So yes, everything was crazy around here and super scary but I totally believe it was God's divine work at hand. I had initially gone into the doctor for some eczema and she chided me that I had not been in since 2007 for a mole check. So listen to your doctor or get a good one because mine saved my life!
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