Saturday, December 3, 2011
Here we go again
Well I have almost been six months cancer free but this week we found out some not so good news. A freckle that I had removed from the scar of my original melanoma site came back as abnormal with some other medical jargon so the doctor had to back and cut even more tissue out. Here is where the worry comes, if it comes back positive for melanoma then it will be considered a recurrence which is not good at all and means we would have to move back to the states so I could get the proper treatment. That treatment would involve removing even more tissue, which I am running low on, and the melanoma version of chemo. The one good thing is the chemo treatment for melanoma is not as bad and taxing on the body. The bad thing is we have to wait yet again to see if life will go on as normal or be turned upside down. Thats the hard part is the emotional side of this process, its a full on roller coaster and for the next five years which are the most crucial its probably going to continue that way. I really truly don't want pity I just wish and hope that I can get through to at least one person the importance of taking care of your skin. Never in a million years did I think at 30 I would be dealing with skin cancer but I am and it really can happen to anyone. So I am going to continue to preach about wearing at least a broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 because a nice tan is not worth it. My head has been cut open three times all ready and I am lucky my eyebrow is somewhat even with the other one. So please if you use a tanning bed stop and if you know people who do tell them my story and hopefully they will stop. It really is not worth it. Just remember SPF 30!!!
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It's so easy to just brush it by the wayside when it comes to tanning beds, sun tan and think 'it will never happen to me'..out of sight, out of mind right, but thank you for sharing, it's the honesty that hits the core.
ReplyDeleteI am naturally fair skinned but used to tan so much 'naturally' at first that I was sometimes mistaken for an islander, then I switched to sun beds thinking they were safer..and then I got a pre-cancer on my shoulder that required topical chemo..which in the scheme of things is not a huge deal, but it slapped me right in the face...considering that I had stopped the beds and the sun tanning almost 6 years earlier!
I used to think a tan was beautiful but a bottle of cream and a possible streak here and there, and the thought of being around for my son and my life is much more beautiful.
I wish you positive thoughts and strength, as without being in your shoes, there is nothing more I can say but 'stay strong'...but it's ok to cry also..
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