I had my appointment for my basal cell cancer extraction. The doctor is one of the best, and usually I am out quickly.
Not today.
The first extraction seemed okay, but after forty-five minutes, the doctor said there were still cells he had to remove. He started with needles in the nose - not fun - and waited again for another extraction.
The third extraction was the lucky one. All the basal cell cancers were removed, but the other part wasn't much fun.
I have stitched straight down the center of my nose, a horizontal line of stitches under my nose, and stitches inside which will eventually go away. In all, I have twenty stitches in my face, and I'm muh uglier than I have ever been.
If it's okay, I'm going to relax at home for the next few days.
I was trying to come up with something pithy like
ReplyDelete"At least you've got skin in the game."
But that kind of suck, so I've got nuthin'.
Get well soon!
I get the stitches out on Thursday. Getting the bandages on are the hard part.
DeleteWe need the dermal regenerator from Star Trek. Fix ya right up. Then you could say "That's no skin off my nose!"
Deletehttps://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Dermal_regenerator
:-)
Nice.
DeleteWas this new Gentle Cure ever considered?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.gentlecure.com/
First I heard of it.
DeleteIt may not have been an option for you. But it's worth knowing in case you have any more problems.
DeleteExcision, not extraction...with Moh's surgery, they keep going until the margins are clear. If you need to, see a plastic surgeon for a flap or skin graft to ameliorate the disfiguring results...remember, Dermatologists are not trained surgeons...
ReplyDeleteThey got it out the first day. I just had my sutures an hour ago. So far, so good.
DeleteDealing with twenty sutures on the nose wasn't a lot of fun.
DeleteExtrapolating from old saying "data":
Delete"20 stitches in time saves 180 ... I guess that's how that goes?"
Been trying to keep up, but haven't been able too. This is the first post I've read in awhile. Sounds like you're doing well after a lousy experience. I'll keep you in my prayers. I'll try my best to stay up to date.
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