The appointment

July 29, 2009 · 13 comments

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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slouchy July 29, 2009 at 6:55 pm

i’m glad you posted. i’ve been thinking about you… and wondering. it’s nice that there’s a plan in place. keeping fingers crossed that it’s contained to the one spot. it sounds very hopeful.

xoxo
.-= slouchy´s last [bit of blogging genius] ..This Is My Family =-.

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pgoodness July 31, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Thanks, my friend. Will keep you posted! xoxo

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Sarah @ Ordinary Days July 29, 2009 at 8:31 pm

That is word for word what they did with my husband, except his lymph node was taken from his armpit area.
From start to finish (including dye and waking up and all that) took about 5 hours.
I’ve got my fingers crossed that your outcome will be the same, too!
HUGS!!!
.-= Sarah @ Ordinary Days´s last [bit of blogging genius] ..Garden Goodness =-.

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pgoodness July 31, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Thank you, Sarah. You have been so supportive, and I really appreciate it!

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WaltzInExile July 29, 2009 at 9:16 pm

sending good juju your way from Exile. Keep us posted on the surgery and post-op news.

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pgoodness July 31, 2009 at 9:41 pm

Thanks for the juju!

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Emily R July 29, 2009 at 10:49 pm

if you were bored after waiting 20 minutes, imagine how you’ll feel spending all day getting it done!
.-= Emily R´s last [bit of blogging genius] ..The one in which Emily admits to making a mistake =-.

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pgoodness July 31, 2009 at 9:40 pm

LOL! Yeah, I’ve been warned that the surgery day starts with a two hour visit to inject dye, and THEN on to the surgery (in a different building, no less!!)

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Clara July 30, 2009 at 12:30 am

Good luck… sucks to be going through all that. I’ll be thinking about you!

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pgoodness July 31, 2009 at 9:39 pm

Thanks, Clara! I appreciate all the good thoughts I can get!

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flutter July 30, 2009 at 1:35 am

so glad you’re ok
.-= flutter´s last [bit of blogging genius] ..Tick tock, tick tock, KABOOM! =-.

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pgoodness July 31, 2009 at 9:39 pm

thanks, love

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Michelle August 6, 2009 at 8:17 am

eeeeeek, I know you were fearing the worst, and this certainly is good news by comparison, but my heart still goes out to you, sweet cuz. Seriously, sucks for you. BIG HUGS

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