The skin cancer was removed from my nose yesterday. It was done by a MOHS surgeon. This type of surgeon is trained to perserve as much tissue as possible. My nose has stitches in the shape of an L. It does not look too pretty right now but I am hoping the scar will be minimal.
I was in Birmingham on Monday and Tuesday for my photopheresis treatment. Everything went well. My schedule has now been changed from every 3 weeks to every 4 weeks for photopheresis now. My next treatment will be December 15 and 16.
We will be traveling to visit my Mom in Mississippi for Thanksgiving. My grandmother is 96 years old so we will be visiting with her in the nursing home. My brother and his family will be joining us from Alabama. He has a brand new grandchild that we are anxious to meet.
Medically, this has been a trying year for me but I am so thankful to Dr. Larry McKean, my lung transplant team at UAB and my photopheresis team at UAB. They are on top of things and I know that i am getting the best medical treatment possible. These treatments are so amazing.. I often wonder who is smart enough to figure this all out. Who ever it is... thank you!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Pathology Report
The pathology report is back.
1. On my chest… it is basal cell carcinoma, nodular type
2. On my nose.. it is an infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma (which means it is deep in my nose) Bye Bye nose!!!
I will be talking to the doctor tomorrow to see what we need to do and schedule the surgery.
1. On my chest… it is basal cell carcinoma, nodular type
2. On my nose.. it is an infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma (which means it is deep in my nose) Bye Bye nose!!!
I will be talking to the doctor tomorrow to see what we need to do and schedule the surgery.
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