Before we met with the doctor, Steve had has 3 month dermatology check up. Everything looked good overall, but there was one spot that looked worrisome to the derms. They did not like the "center clearing". So, off it came via an 8mm punch. The mole is on his right rib cage area. Here are some pics and video.
WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOS AND VIDEO
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| Waiting to see the derm |
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| Small mole with "center clearing" |
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| Administering Lidocaine |
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| More Lidocaine |
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| Numbed up |
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| Steve's photos stored in the computer from last visit to compare to today's visit. |
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| Starting the punch |
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| Getting going |
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| She had to stop and give more lidocaine because Steve could still feel it |
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| Getting going again. |
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| And it is gone! |
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| Little mole with "center clearing" will be sent off to pathology. |
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| Getting stitched up. |
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| All stitched up. |
So happy to hear to great news!! (Courtney let me know when she saw it on facebook--Courtney and Summer both very excited to see this great news!!) God continues to answer prayers. We will continue to pray for you and hope that you'll had a great Christmas and Holiday season. Hope to see you'll soon--once you get settled in your new home, we will try and get down to Houston.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Uncle Tim! I am glad Courtney let you know right away! We are very excited about the news. We are set to close on our new house on the 10th. So, as soon as we get settled in, we would LOVE to see you guys and show you the house. Love you guys!
DeleteHi Jennifer! I am a stage 3b melanoma patient of Dr Bedikian's at MD Anderson :) Nice to "meet" you guys!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda! Thanks for checking out the blog. It's nice to "meet" you as well! :)
Deletethank you for your blog, I just recently have been diagnosed with stage IV Metastic Melanoma and was told my prognosis was "months". I am fighting it and intend to win just like your husband, my mantra is "My WILL to LIVE is STRONGER than the cancer within me." Thanks for sharing your journey of courage, hope, challenges and SUCCESS! Honolulu, HI
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to you, Anonymous. My friend was diagnosed with stage IV this week.
ReplyDeleteI lost my husband to stage 4 metastatic melanoma on 4-28-07. We had just got married two months prior and I was pregnant with our third child. It all happened so fast all these years later and it still doesn’t seem real. It took us several months to finally get a diagnosis. An X-ray revealed a mass on his heart that they originally thought was a blood clot. A biopsy and 10 days later we get the terrible news it’s melanoma. I couldn’t believe it and remember thinking to myself how did skin cancer end up on his heart because I had no idea how deadly it was. I only had 2 tremendously short weeks with my love from diagnosis. That’s it 14 days and my entire world was shattered. My 3 children have grown up without their daddy. My little girl doesn’t know what her daddy’s hugs felt like and breaks down when she sees a father loving on his daughter. My 2 sons never got the chance to throw a football with their daddy or Learn about cars or see how much their mommy and daddy loved each other. Hug your husband and make sure he knows how much you love him. I’m so grateful that treatment has advanced to where people at least have a fighting chance with this terrible cancer. Your beyond blessed just to have the time to fight and hopefully defeat melanoma. I’ll pray for your family and for your health as well.
ReplyDeleteI am so very sorry to hear about your husband. That is so tragic for everyone involved. We are so lucky for the advances in melanoma treatment in the last 10 years. Hugs to you and your family. <3
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