Well the day I’ve been dreading has finally come… and gone.  Praise God!  Recently my dermatologist discovered and removed a questionable mole.  It was sent to the lab and the results returned… malignant melanoma.  Unfortunately the dermatologist did not remove all the cancerous tissue.  So I had to go to a surgeon to remove a wider section of skin to make sure they got everything.  Today was that day.

I was incredibly nervous the past few days.  I showed up thinking it would only take 15 minutes or so.  It ended up taking close to an hour.  The surgeon was VERY thorough, explaining everything that he was doing, and taking MUCH skin off. This to make sure that they had very clear margins around the affected area.  Much of the time was taken up by him closing up the area he had removed.

But I’m happy to say it’s over now.  Now I wait for the lab results to come in.  I’ll go back in two weeks to have some of the stitches removed and we’ll also review the lab results.  I’m praying for clear margins!  I’m also happy to say that God has held me up through all this.  I’ve talked to a lot of people have have had plenty of moles removed, including some with melanoma and they all say it’s no big deal.  But it was a big deal to me, and God held me up through the entire process.

Public Service Announcement:  If you’re a person with a lot of moles like me, please have them checked out.