Just got back from seeing the surgeon. On September 15th I'm going to have it removed. That morning I'm going to have radioactive dye injected so that the surgeon will be able to tell if any lymph nodes are involved. I pray that they aren't. My hope is that he will be able to cut everything out and then I'll be find. I hope, I really hope that I won't have to have any further treatment after the surgery.
The surgeon had asked me if I had always had a mole in the spot, and I never did, but I did have a birthmark there that I never paid any attention to. Please, everyone, keep an eye on all of your birthmarks/ moles/ etc. If ANYTHING seems different, get it checked out. Don't wait.
A blog about my battle with melanoma, other information about health care in the United States, and some random musings about life and working in Northeast PA.
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