10:31 Let the waiting commence!!! Sitting in a lovely (hospital) gown, waiting for my melanoma consultation. Nursing staff nice, cancer center nice, room freaking hot!
Bored. Not enough signal to tweet or email; Mike is reading the only good magazine. My pants look lonely over there on the chair. Heh.
In other news, my brother is on day 2 of his bar exam, so sending him kick butt vibes (results not til Nov though!).
My dad’s wife actually offered not only to come with me to this appointment but also asked if I needed help with the kids! Be aware people, the world must be coming to an end!
Did I mention it’s fracking hot in here?!
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10:56. Been in room and undressed since 10:25. BORED. Come on doc!!
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11:23 consultation complete, checked out, heading to lunch with my love.
Basic information – they are going to do additional surgery – 2 at once, actually – to remove about 1-2 cm around original mole removal site AND remove the connected lymph node in my groin area. We pretty much expected that, so there was no big surprise (well, except the lymph node area/removal, as we weren’t sure about how that worked). It’s outpatient surgery (honestly, would rather stay overnight given my general reaction to anesthesia and antibiotics, but since my insurance is covering everything, I’m not going to complain! The surgery itself should take 1-2 hours, but they will be injecting dye to find the right node (technology is COOL) beforehand, so I’m sure it will be an all day affair. I’ll keep you posted! The surgeon is going to call me to schedule. Hopefully we can get it done sooner than later.
After the surgery, they test the lymph node to make sure the melanoma hasn’t spread (chances look good that it hasn’t) and if no spreading, I get to see my dermatologist every 6 months for like 3 years to keep an eye out for an other suspicious spots. If it has spread….well, we’ll cross that bridge if we come to it. 
Thanks to all of you for thinking of me here, in person, and on twitter. You are my rocks. xoxo
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