Waiting out Cancer?
Dec 5th, 2007 by Manerva
Last week husband and I took a trip to Sioux Falls to see a specialist for a spot on his nose that wouldn’t go away. Since late July he has had this spot that started out looking like a pimple but after a month or so, would bleed when he would shower every morning. I had him go into his regular DR who didn’t do shit. He told him not to worry about it, that it was just a skin irritation and froze it off- which didn’t work.
About a month later, it started growing and was still bleeding on a regular basis so I called and got a referrel to a specialist. We have been sitting here waiting, wringing our hands, wondering… Husbands mother has had skin cancer, breast cancer, his uncle has had skin cancer removed from his nose as well, and his father died of cancer when husband was 14 years old.
So, last week they removed what was there, sent it in and next week we should know the results. The DR thought husband would have to go back in and have more removed due to family history. They have you come in early in the morning, and take layers of skin off. With each layer, the skin is tested. They only take what they need this way, but my MIL has been back a few times over the years so we think this is what we will be looking at.
Did you know if you burnt your face as a child you have a 50% chance of getting skin cancer? I didn’t till last week.
Anyhow keep us in your thoughts.
***The test came back positive. We will be spending the day in Sioux Falls on January 15th to have it removed.
WHERE do you live, again? We are just 1 1/2 hours from Sioux Falls and that’s where Norm goes to the VA for his doctor checkups. You must live closer to us than I had first thought!
Good luck on the awful spot on the nose. I hope that they will be able to cure it without too much problem.
Yes, I knew sunburn was damaging to the skin, but not when I was growing up and getting sunburns every summer!
Blessings (maybe we could get together for a cup of tea or something!)
Hi Connie,
I live just northeast of Marshall. I would guess about and hour or so away from you? My husband loads grain in Westbrook all the time so I know where abouts you are. Anyhow I would love to get together some time. I come to Tracy every other month for my Co-op pick up so it wouldn’t be too far from there.
Please email me - I can’t find your email anywhere! My email is cpthegreat@federatedwildblue.com