Thursday, February 5, 2009

Update...

I went to the doctor yesterday expecting to have my "growth" removed, but that is not what happened. I guess when they did the biopsy about 2 weeks ago, the entire thing was removed. And now it is already back and is bigger than it was originally. So, it is obviously more aggressive than they thought. The guy I was going to in town is not a dermatologist (and is actually only a P.A and not a Dr.) and was not very comfortable removing it once he saw how aggressive it was. So I am going to a doctor in Tucson next Wednesday to be looked at. This doctor is familiar with the type of cancer and hopefully will be able to give me some answers...and is a woman so hopefully she will do a good job removing it so I don't have a horrible scar! :) If it seems to be growing obviously in the next week before I go up there, I think it will be removed down here just to avoid any other complications. The cancer can spread to the lining of internal organs if it becomes too aggressive, so I think they just don't want to let it get that far since it should be able to be avoided. So, at this point I don't have too many answers. I am not one that gets really freaked out about things and I stay pretty calm, so I am doing okay. They just seem to think it is urgent to get this thing cut out and I don't feel like they are really telling me much. So hopefully I will know more next week...I will keep you posted! Prayers are appreciated! :)

1 comment:

Samantha said...

definately praying for you. Keep us updated.