I'm Almost Giddy..

with relief!  Three months ago my dermatologist wanted to do a biopsy on a tiny spot on my nose.  She had removed a skin cancer there before and thought it might be returning, but she allowed me to wait another three months.  I have worried myself to death over it, not because of the seriousness of it, but because of the possibility of needing a skin graft, which would mean having to go out of town; you know what that does to a person who is somewhat agoraphobic!  Anyway, this morning I kept the three month appointment and she thought it looked o.k. now.  It's like a burden has been lifted from my spirits; no more visits until January!

I am fair-skinned and a doctor told me once I should have been a princess instead of a farmer's wife.

So, let's put a little humor in here with portions of my Frank and Ernest cartoons:

 

Click on the cartoons and have a little laugh!

 

Charlotte

Good News ---

I just got word from the dermatologist: the spot on my nose was a basil cell carcinoma, skin cancer, but the good news is, she got it all and it's been treated, so as the nurse told me, "You don't have to worry about it anymore." Granted, I had done enough of that, especially after looking at pictures online of what was involved in doing a graft. Now believe me, I offered up thanks to the good Lord!! Now I need to buy a big, old woman style hat!! I might not be as lucky next time.

Thanks to all you good blogging friends who were concerned about this.

I'll go now and do more on my "work in progress"; maybe tomorrow I can show it.

Smiles, Charlotte

Let's Pray She Got It ----

Today I had a visit with my dermatologist. In January, I was given an "all clear" to go for one whole year without another check up, a great relief for me. Soon afterwards I noticed a little place on the side of my nose, and then, every time it was bumped it would bleed a little; I knew it was time to have it checked. As expected, it was skin cancer, so it had to be removed. Now we'll wait for the lab work to see if she got all of it. Let's pray she did, otherwise she said I would have to have more removed and then a graft. I always thought my nose was too large but I don't want it made smaller one snip at a time. :)

I try to wear sun screen lotion and a cap or hat whenever I'll be in the sun for any length of time. I don't know if the damage to my skin happened recently or in all the years I've worked outside on the farm. (A doctor told me one time I should have married a prince rather than a farmer) As girls, my sister and I hoed in the cane fields with our parents and when I married and we bought our farm, I worked in the hay fields for a time on an open tractor. Trying to get a tan as a teenager never worked for me; I just got sunburned and stayed fair, so I gave that up. On the other hand, maybe the sun isn't to blame; both my parents had skin problems so perhaps it was passed on to me.

I worry about people who purposely get tans in a tanning bed, or cook themselves in the sun without protection. Is is really worth the risk? After all, beauty is only skin deep.

Charlotte