Went in today and got the stitches out, which hurt less than I was expecting. This would be the first part of the process that was actually less unpleasant than I was prepared for!
Didn't see my Mohs surgeon, but his resident or understudy or whatever the medical term for a Padawan learner specialist is came in and she looked at the graft and pronounced it beautiful. I thought it looked like a bit of cadaver flesh in a little hole, but I don't have a trained eye so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
Apparently in five weeks, my next checkup date, it will look more or less normal and by six months it will take a close look to see that I'd ever lost a chunk of nose there, but I'll wait for those chickens to hatch before I start counting them.
In retrospect, this could have sucked a lot worse than it did, especially without all you guys and all your support. Thank you all for all you've done and for listening to me whine and everything. Y'all helped make this as anticlimatic an experience as anything involving the word "cancer" can be.
Let's go have fun now. :)
Hey, Tam, just remember - if the bills come to more than we collected, don't be shy, but tell us. We'll make it happen.
ReplyDeleteSee?
ReplyDeleteAnd the now the internet may rejoice!
ReplyDeleteDING HOW KID PIECE OF CAKE !
ReplyDeleteSounds like many prayers have been happily answered. Excellent news!
ReplyDeleteyay
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the prognosis is on the Upside.
ReplyDeleteNow if only the Ammo Supply would start to flow and Prices would drop, you could have a Great Gunnie Summer at the Range!
Now... on to a REAL crisis. The shortage of decent .22 ammo at a realistic price!
ReplyDeleteObviously you will need lots of recoil therapy during recuperation....
Hey, us residents prefer the term "minion!"
ReplyDeleteGlad it went well!
ReplyDeleteYays!
ReplyDeleteBGM
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI just got the word back yesterday on the biopsy from the "thing" on the side of my nose. NOT cancer, so I hope you don't mind if I celebrate a little as well.
Here's hoping you've got that "good-healing skin", and that it's invisible real soon.
Very happy that it went well. Now go shoot something! If you can spare the ammo, that is.
ReplyDeleteSounds exactly like my story. I have my 6 month followup in a couple weeks and the scar on the outside of my left nostril is down to just a tiny little notch. It's pretty unnoticeable until you go looking for it up close.
ReplyDeleteXman
That's good news indeed!
ReplyDeletew00t!! See, the prognosis on your proboscis was prosilient after all!
ReplyDeleteHey! Grand news! Wonder! and amazement!
ReplyDeleteOkay, enough excitement. I was MIA for most of your critical time (off doing a class with the state) so I'm glad to hear all went smoothly, if not painlessly. Terribly glad it sucked less than you thought it might, not to mention less than it could have.
Looking back, though, I remember no whining. Snark-master Tam cannot whine. Anything that might seem like a whine to lesser snark connoisseurs is simply snark of such a sublime nature they cannot yet appreciate it...
And to fun!
JSG
Does this mean a Kinder and Gentler Tam ?
ReplyDeleteHA ! Dat fat lady ain't gonna sing !
Keep it coming, dear lady.
You are #1 (snark lol)
So, will you now be adding a travel size Sunblock 2000 to the list of things you carry every day?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're on the mend!
ReplyDeleteThat's good news and I'd like to reinterate what Peter said in the first post. Let us know if the bills are higher than expected and we'll get to work.
ReplyDeleteGreat news :)
ReplyDeletePre-congratulations, Tam. :) Anticlimactic cancer stories are a GOOD thing!
ReplyDeleteI guess that means Tam is a cancer survivor.
Great news, Tam!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll second what Peter said.
Let us (or another Secret Squirrel!) know if you need any help.
Please.....
We all admire you.
And there was much rejoicing.
ReplyDeleteGood to read, Tam. Very good to read. Pops always liked to say the best rescue missions he flew were the ones where nothing exciting happened.
ReplyDeleteExcellent news indeed...
ReplyDelete(and yeah, ditto what Peter said)
Congratulations,and good news.Health issues are never what we want,but usually not as bad as it could have been.
ReplyDeleteBillf
"Anticlimatic" is the best way to end a cancer story...
ReplyDeleteGood luck, sis. I've lost too many family members to cancer already- you are hereby obligated to continue to show stellar improvement!
ReplyDeleteGood damn deal Tam.
ReplyDeletew00t! So happy for you. :)
ReplyDelete(and us too, of course...whatever would we do without your grade-A snark?)
Numba 1 good news!
ReplyDeleteJust to be difficult, I recommend that you get real religious about regular dermatology check-ups. I've found that it's much better to get only small chunks carved out. Though, knowing what my dermatologist charges, we might need to start a "Tam's Dermatologist" fund (w/paypal button?).
Steve
I hope you barely notice the time going by, for the next six months or so.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope *all* the scars fade with time, including those that don't get stitches.
Blessed be!
Yay for anticlimactic!
ReplyDeleteThere is a disturbance in the Force. It's a good thing.
ReplyDelete"...and by six months it will take a close look to see that I'd ever lost a chunk of nose there..."
ReplyDeleteThose of us that worship you from afar won't notice it NOW, and those that get close enough to notice in the future have already made up their mind about you.
"Anticlimatic" is the best way to end a cancer story...
Indeed.
TPIWWP
ReplyDeleteRange time will help it heal faster.
ReplyDelete"Let's go have fun now. :) " YOU ESPECIALLY.
ReplyDeleteDo keep us posted on the "financial front"...
Like I said before, you'd have to look real close at Dad's surgery spot to see that anything had been done. No graft in his case, but still.
ReplyDeleteSleep better, lady. You've earned it.
Yeah . . . we love you. Glad it's getting better.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear everything is going well.
ReplyDeleteI can just see Tam flipping the double bird and dancing a jig as she chants "F-YOU, CANCER!"
ReplyDeleteWe all finished here? Good.
ReplyDeleteAnd now Tam, back to the Snark mines with you.
Glad for your good fortune! Hope it holds out!
ReplyDeletegvi
We're here for ya whenever you need something or wanna whine.
ReplyDeleteNow get back to writing funny stuff, please.
I had that surgery and the doc told me about a cream to use
ReplyDeleteThat helps with the scar(s). It worked and its OTC.